Open Source Intelligence Research Challenge: Internet-Based Information Gathering and Verification
Overview
A set of ten open source intelligence (OSINT) challenges requiring internet research to locate and verify specific factual information about institutions, historical records, and technical systems. The exercise tests research methodology and digital forensics skills across diverse information sources including institutional archives, historical databases, and technical documentation.
What this coursework covers
- Institutional research challenges - UMGC conference and graduation locations
- Technical contact and server information gathering - phone numbers and web server versions
- Historical sports data - Brooklyn Superbas and Boston Bees game records
- Cryptographic hash verification - MD5 hashes for software files
- Personnel and organizational relationship identification - faculty affiliations and subdomain structures
Preview
Category 7: Open Source Intelligence
Use the internet to research this problem.
Challenge | Instructions |
|---|---|
7-1 | UMGC had an Improving University Teaching Conference from July 21-24, 1997. What city hosted it? |
7-2 | On May 26, 2002, UMGC held a graduation ceremony in Heidelberg and which other city? |
7-3 | What is the 10-digit phone number to reach the technical contact of the University of Maryland College Park? |
7-4 | How many games did the Brooklyn Superbas lose in 1904? |
7-5 | How many games did the Boston Bees win in 1936? |
7-6 | Find the MD5 hash (all CAPS) of the Win-Zip 6.3 (SR-1) file. |
7-7 | Most likely, which National Football League team is Jesse Varsalone's favorite? Jesse is a professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus. |
7-8 | What is the full name of the subdomain under umgc.edu that starts with an 'g'? |
7-9 | What was the Apache web server version for pgcps.org in 2011? Answer format: #.#.## |
7-10 | Find Cain and Abel version 3.9 on the internet, Provide the MD5 hash of the install file. (all caps) |