Cyberdetective® — OSINT, Digital Investigation and Online Research
Since 1999, Alain Stevens has specialized in digital investigation and online research. Today, Cyberdetective® turns this experience into OSINT training, online services and SaaS solutions designed to simplify digital research and help individuals and professionals conduct their own searches, verify information and better document digital incidents.
Making OSINT simpler and more accessible
OSINT can quickly become complex. Finding information is only one part of the process: sources must also be identified, verified, compared, organized and documented.
Drawing on digital investigation and online research experience developed since 1999, Cyberdetective® provides OSINT tools, online services, SaaS solutions and training designed to make these methods easier to use.
The objective is not to conduct an investigation on your behalf. Instead, we provide the methods and technology that enable you to conduct your own research, examine the information obtained and decide which additional searches are relevant to your situation.
Research independently with better tools
- OSINT and digital research tools
- Online research services
- Specialized SaaS applications
- Information verification and cross-checking
- Research organization and timelines
- Digital monitoring
- Preventive investigation tools
- Customized software solutions
Turn complex research methods into simpler online services
Many OSINT tasks involve several tools, sources and repetitive operations. Programming can simplify part of this process by transforming a research method into an easier-to-use online service.
Cyberdetective® develops SaaS applications and specialized tools that can help users search, filter, compare, organize and document publicly available information.
Instead of learning how to operate numerous technical tools, the user can access a service designed around a specific research objective and concentrate on the information and results.
When an existing solution does not meet a particular requirement, a customized research tool can also be developed for a specific workflow or professional use case.
Technology supporting the research process
- Search and filtering tools
- Information aggregation
- Cross-checking of multiple sources
- Data organization
- Timeline creation
- Change detection
- Research history
- Report preparation
Learn how to conduct your own digital research
Tools are useful, but effective OSINT also requires a research methodology. Cyberdetective® training is designed to help users understand how to search, verify, cross-check and organize information more effectively.
Training can cover general digital research techniques or focus on specific needs, including source verification, profile analysis, online research, information organization and preventive investigation.
Programs can be adapted to both beginners and professionals. Customized training can also be created around a particular research environment or operational requirement.
The combination of training and software development is an important part of the Cyberdetective® approach: we can teach a research method and, when appropriate, develop the tool that makes that method easier to apply.
From methodology to practical research
- Digital research methodology
- OSINT fundamentals
- Source identification
- Information verification
- Cross-checking techniques
- Profile and content analysis
- Research documentation
- Customized training programs
Monitor today to make future research easier
Online information can change or disappear. A profile may be deleted, a publication removed, a username changed or a web page modified before an incident is fully understood.
Digital monitoring and preventive investigation can help detect relevant changes and maintain an organized history of information related to your own digital presence, company, brand or other legitimate monitoring needs.
This approach can make future research more effective because potentially useful information has already been identified, dated and organized before it disappears or changes.
Cyberdetective® can provide methods and software solutions for monitoring, change detection, information organization and historical comparison.
Prepare before an incident occurs
- Monitor relevant public sources
- Detect changes
- Preserve useful information
- Record dates and context
- Compare information over time
- Build event timelines
- Prepare information for further investigation
Better organize your research when facing a digital incident
Fraud, impersonation, fake profiles, online scams and reputation attacks can create situations where information must be identified and preserved quickly.
OSINT tools can help users perform initial searches using publicly available information, organize what they already know and identify elements that may require further verification.
The objective is also to avoid losing potentially useful context. URLs, dates, public identifiers, publications and other accessible information may become more difficult to retrieve after a profile, account or page has been removed.
Information collected through an OSINT tool should not automatically be considered legal evidence. Depending on the situation, further work may require a lawyer, technical expert or another appropriately qualified or authorized professional.
Organize before going further
- Identify available information
- Preserve relevant public elements
- Document their source and context
- Build a chronology
- Perform appropriate OSINT searches
- Organize the results
- Seek professional assistance when required
OSINT solutions designed for different levels of expertise
Digital research should not be limited to specialists capable of operating complex technical tools. Cyberdetective® aims to make useful research methods accessible to a wider range of users.
Individuals can use online services to perform their own searches, verify information and better understand a digital situation.
Professionals can use more specialized tools to support recurring research, monitoring, verification, information organization and investigative workflows.
Lawyers and investigation professionals can also use these solutions as technical support for their own work, while remaining responsible for their analysis, professional procedures and investigations.
You conduct the research
Cyberdetective® provides the knowledge, methods and technology needed to simplify digital research.
We can teach you how to search. We can develop the tool that helps you search. You remain in control of your own research.
Discover a simpler approach to OSINT and digital research
Explore our online services, SaaS applications and OSINT tools, or develop your research skills through Cyberdetective® training. If an existing tool does not meet your needs, we can also study the development of a customized software solution.
More than OSINT: discover our Pacta 360 IT services
Cyberdetective® is part of the wider Pacta 360 ecosystem. Beyond OSINT and digital research, Pacta 360 provides IT services, software development, cybersecurity support, training and digital solutions for individuals and professionals.
Our approach is based on a simple principle: use technology to simplify your work, reduce unnecessary complexity and develop solutions adapted to real needs.
This expertise also complements our OSINT activities. A research requirement may involve programming a specific tool, creating a secure online service, automating repetitive operations or developing a customized application.
A broader range of digital expertise
- Custom software development
- Web applications and SaaS solutions
- Programming and automation
- Cybersecurity and cybercrime prevention
- Digital strategy and SEO
- Website development and optimization
- IT training and personalized coaching
- Custom digital tools for professional needs
When the right tool does not exist, we can develop it
Off-the-shelf software does not always match the way you work. Pacta 360 can study your requirements and develop a simpler, more focused solution around the functions you actually need.
This can include a specialized research tool, an internal application, a SaaS platform, an automated workflow, a monitoring solution or another type of software designed around a specific professional requirement.
For OSINT users, this creates an important connection between research methodology and software development: a complex or repetitive research process can sometimes be transformed into a much simpler digital tool.
Technology adapted to your activity
- Identify the actual requirement
- Simplify the workflow
- Automate repetitive operations
- Develop the appropriate software
- Adapt the solution to its users
- Provide training when required
Discover all our IT and digital services
Need more than an OSINT tool? Discover Pacta 360 services in software development, cybersecurity, digital strategy, web solutions, training and customized IT solutions.