Intelligence Tradecraft: Principles for Advanced Investigations
TOPIC:
Modern investigations have evolved well beyond traditional social media checks, surveillance, and interviews, yet many professionals still rely on the same old playbook. Using real-world case examples, this session explores the four core disciplines of private intelligence gathering: Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Human Intelligence (HUMINT).
Attendees will learn how advanced tools like geosocial and geospatial investigations, device forensics, location tracking, video and imagery upscaling, and complex surveillance operations can strengthen the defense against high-value litigation, and how to deploy them in a legally sound manner. A key takeaway: these capabilities are far more accessible and affordable than most professionals assume.
Ideal for attorneys, claims adjusters, risk managers, brokers, and corporate security professionals; this presentation offers practical insight into building more compelling, well-supported investigations.
SPEAKER:
Presented by Garrett McGinn, Partner, DigiStream Investigations. Garrett McGinn is a Partner with DigiStream Investigations’ R&D Department and its complex investigations company, UpStream Intelligence. He brings over 18 years of investigative experience as a Certified Fraud Examiner and licensed Private Investigator. Garrett holds a master’s degree in Transatlantic Relations from Jagiellonian University in Krakow Poland, and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of California, Davis. Mr. McGinn trained in advanced surveillance tactics in the United Kingdom, achieving a Level III Advanced Award in Foot & Mobile Surveillance.
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