Detective Sergeant Darren Murphy, BCH Major Crime Unit

The Butcher of Suburbia - A disturbing case which was initially treated as a missing person enquiry before a more sinister scenario unfolded and how digital and OSINT work contributed. Maximising Digital wallets - Using Apple and Google wallets for evidential and further 3i opportunities

Ashley Smith & Catherine Hurst, Internet Intelligence & Investigations (III) Unit, Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW) 

Case study that shows how the CTPNW III unit where utilised on a covert undercover operation. By parallel sourcing intelligence and evidentially capturing material they assisted in preventing what would have been Britian’s deadliest terrorist attack on Manchester Jewish Community.

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• Penlink: Trusted Innovation for Intelligent Decisions

Chris Bowe, Intelligence Analyst Team Lead, North West Europe, Max Hudson, Web Intelligence Analyst & Haydn-James Parker, Sales Director, UKI, Penlink

A showcase of Penlink's Web Intelligence Platform, including an exploration of CoAnalyst, the next-generation AI investigation assistant. The presentation will end with a review of an investigation completed inside the platform by one of Penlink's Web Intelligence Analysts.

• ShadowDragon: Tracking Signals of Hate

Against a backdrop of increased antisemitism and other extreme and potentially harmful views online, this presentation examines how OSINT-led investigations can be used to uncover harmful behaviour hidden within online data. Using a recent example, the session explores the techniques used to identify, triage, and investigate an individual with harmful views via their digital footprint.

• National Crime Agency

Natalie Thomas, Merseyside Police

Maddie Proctor, Technical Development Unit Intern & Detective Constable Tony Marshall, Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit

Groundwork is a collection of OSINT tools, used nationally across policing and the wider government, for anyone with a need to find information on a specific subject​. This presentation covers what Groundwork can do and how it does it - including demonstrations.

David Campbell, SIO - Digital Exploitation Live Time Analysis (DELTA), HMRC

Digital Exploitation and Live Time Analysis – Case studies involving the all-source fusion approach utilising social media, digital, comms data, ANPR… just about anything you can get your hands on! Bags of cash! (Not ours!)

Chris Proops

UK policing now operates in an information battlespace defined by volume, velocity and volatility, where offenders exploit social media, encrypted channels and AI generated content faster than traditional analytical methods can keep up. OSINT is now conducted in a “dynamic, high tempo and adversarial rich information environment” and analysts must make rapid judgments using incomplete, contradictory or deceptive material. This talk introduces a practical OSINT Heuristics Framework—a set of fast, defensible cognitive shortcuts designed to help investigators triage digital leads, detect manipulation, verify online content and prioritise operational workload under pressure. Drawing on cognitive psychology, intelligence tradecraft and real world casework, it translates academic theory into street ready decision aids for frontline and specialist units. The talk will include case studies exploring social media exploitation. This session gives UK officers immediately usable tools to navigate today’s adversarial online environment with greater speed, confidence and operational impact.

Detective Constable Tony Marshall, Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit

Peter Craig, Internet Investigation Solutions

Christopher Spencer, Project Manager (Research Fellow), CENTRIC