HG Training Services
Every day, teams turn to online information to assess risk, uncover critical activity, and determine what deserves attention. You’re expected to move quickly, judge credibility rapidly, preserve context, and explain how information supports a conclusion. If any part of that process fails, information can be misinterpreted, misapplied, or missed altogether—creating unnecessary risk.
At HG Training, we train professionals to work with open-source information in a disciplined, defensible way. Our accredited OSINT training programs focus on how intelligence is planned, gathered, analyzed, and communicated, so information can be used responsibly in decisions that affect people and operations.
Our Training Program
HG Training is shaped around how intelligence is developed in the field.
Program highlights
Curriculum is designed by practitioners with backgrounds in government, military, law enforcement, and private-sector investigations
Built for professionals actively working investigations, security, and intelligence-related roles
Available for beginner through advanced experience levels, with a focus on practical application in active intelligence, investigative and security work
Structured around Cynthia Hetherington’s CRAWL™ method—Communicate, Research, Analyze, Write, and Learn—reinforcing disciplined thinking and human judgment throughout the intelligence process
Training areas
Delivered through live seminars and webinars, our training programs cover:
- Internet and social media investigations
- Open-source research and intelligence
- Ethical and professional standards for online investigations
- Business Due Diligence
- Applied analytics for open-source intelligence
- Digital Situational Awareness
HG Training courses and webinars prepare participants for the Open-Source Certification (OSC) issued by the OSMOSIS Association. Live webinars also qualify for CPE credit, allowing professionals to maintain credentials while staying current on investigative methods.
Benefits of HG Training
After completing HG Training, you’ll be prepared to:
- Conduct structured online research using consistent, repeatable methods
- Write clear OSINT reports that explain findings, sources, and limitations
- Understand how OSINT fits alongside other intelligence disciplines
- Present findings in a way decision-makers can evaluate and act on
This training supports both day-to-day investigative and intelligence work and long-term professional development across law enforcement, cyber defense, protective intelligence, and investigative teams.
HG Training is Built for Teams and Organizations
HG Training training is designed to scale. Organizations use it to establish shared standards across security, investigative, and intelligence teams so online information is handled consistently across roles and cases.
The academy draws directly from decades of Hetherington’s investigative and intelligence work. That experience shapes how courses are structured and updated, keeping training aligned with how OSINT best practices are practiced across corporate security, government, and law enforcement environments.
Hetherington Group is nationally certified as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
Our vision is a world where people and organizations can operate online with greater safety, awareness, and protection from fraud, exploitation, and targeted harm.
