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Learning path

PAI Research Analyst

From tool-agnostic digital discovery to certified CASO tradecraft and the specialty courses that build on it.

Government onlyOpen-Source and PAI ResearchDark Web Tradecraft5 courses · about 35 days

The sequence

  1. Optional on-ramp. Open to all; useful for mixed government and contractor teams.

  2. PAI-201CASO IGovernment only

    Core certification. Ten days, government only.

  3. PAI-301CASO IICASO graduates

    Big-data targeting and reporting for CASO graduates.

  4. DW-301Dark Web ImmersionCASO graduatesOptional

    CASO specialty. Apply the methodology to hidden networks.

  5. Identity threat tradecraft. Recent CASO graduates qualify for the five-day expedited track.

Courses in this path

PAI-201Government only

CASO I

Ten days of focused open-source research training that teaches teams to safely leverage publicly available information through advanced, secure techniques.

  • 10 days
  • Intermediate
  • CASO
Online, liveIn personMobile training team

Open-Source and PAI Research

PAI-301CASO graduates

CASO II

Trains CASO graduates to efficiently target big data, extract critical information, and create clear reports across multiple fields.

  • 5 days
  • Advanced
Online, live

Open-Source and PAI Research

DW-301CASO graduates

Dark Web Immersion

A CASO specialty course that applies CASO methodology to discovering and enumerating entities on the dark web while preserving privacy and security.

  • 5 days
  • Advanced
Online, liveIn person

Dark Web Tradecraft · Open-Source and PAI Research