IPS Academy
Tailored training courses and workshops for Intelligence, Security and Defence
IPS Academy
IPS trainings are tailored for crime and cyber-crime investigators, special forces, intelligence analysts, covert ops specialists, etc.
They implements specific methodologies to enhance students’ hard skills by blending theoretical concepts with effective hands-on using leading-edge systems used on the field.
The high practicality of the lessons allows students to quickly learn the state-of-the-art operational methods for Intelligence.
IPS offers the following training modules provided by teachers with long time technical and investigative proven experience:
1. Social Media Intelligence
A deep introduction to OSINT in order to learn how to search, process and report on Open Source Intelligence. In addition to providing a strong theoretical understanding of intelligence concepts and methodologies, the course incorporates practical applications of these principles within an open source context by using online tools and platforms.
2. Communication Intelligence
Comprehensive courses aimed to explore the collection, monitoring and analysis on multiple sources in compliance with ETSI standard Lawful Interception and unconventional scenarios.
3. Electronic Surveillance
Practical training sessions on simulated real operations in order to provide required and significant capabilties.
4. Cyber Security
IPS also offers training courses in the field of Cyber Security, delivered by certified and experienced personnel.
Related features
Social Media and Open Source Intelligence
This course aims to provide students with a thorough introduction to SOCMINT and OSINT enabling them to optimise the way they search for, process and report on Social Media Intelligence. In addition to offering a solid theoretical foundations in intelligence concepts and methodologies, the course includes the practical application of these principles in an open source context through the use of online tools and proprietary platform. The topics covered and the learning outcomes are as follows:
Target Profiling
Public Sentiment
Social Engagement
Social Engineering
Link Analysis
Trend Discovery
Social Media Campaign
Offensive OSINT
Electronic Surveillance
The training focuses on current procedures and best practices for conducting tactical covert operations in hostile environments, using a range of surveillance equipment (GPS trackers, audio/video recording devices) and delivering the collected data to a Command and Control Centre to support situational awareness and rapid decision‑making. A substantial portion of the course consists of practical exercises based on simulated real‑world operations, providing participants with the skills and capabilities needed to operate effectively in the field. The topics covered and the learning outcomes are as follows:
GPS Tracking
Audio Surveillance
Video Surveillance
Long Range cameras and analysis
Vehicle Opening and Installation
Van Set-up and Installation
IMSI Catcher, Direction Finder and Geo-Location
Smart Jamming
Passive Acoustic Microphones
Concealment and Covert operations methodologies
Communication Intelligence
A comprehensive course designed to explore the collection, monitoring, and analysis of multiple sources within the ETSI‑standard Lawful Interception framework and in unconventional scenarios. The aim of the training is to provide awareness of various analytical tools to extract valuable intelligence and evidence through the application of a consolidated workflow: voice call interception, CDR (Call Detail Records) and IPDR (IP Detail Records) collection and analysis, link analysis tools, case management, and metadata extraction and correlation. The topics covered and the learning outcomes are as follows:
Lawful Interception methodologies
Centralized Monitoring Centre
New Telecom technologies (VoLTE, 5G)
Latest standards and interfaces
Mediation
Voice Interception
Voice Biometrics
Target Positioning and Tracking
Relationship Analysis
Internet Interception
IP and Metadata Analytics
Cyber Security
Cyber Security: IPS offers training courses in the field of Cyber Security, delivered by certified and experienced personnel. The program includes the following topics and expected learning outcomes:
Cyber Security
ParcoursOSINT for CyberINFOSECPenTester
ParcoursReverse
Engineering code
AnalysisMalware
AnalysisSecurity
Architect
ExpertLAB
ManagementLawful
Interception ops