L100 – Search Party Basics Webinar

This webinar covered core strategies, ethical guidelines, and preparation methods to help participants operate confidently, efficiently, and responsibly in a real-world investigative environment. Key Takeaways - Understanding the Trace Labs mission & CTF structure - Core rules, ethics, and submission standards - Techniques for gathering high-value intelligence - Team communication & workflow strategies - Tips to maximize scoring while maintaining integrity

Issued on 17 Oct 2026 by

Trace Labs

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Trace Labs

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Trace Labs is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to accelerate the family reunification of missing persons while training members in the tradecraft of open source intelligence (OSINT).

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Attended the 1 hour L-100 webinar.

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Search Party Preparation

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Participants completed 3 levels of webinars to improve their Search Party readiness.

L100: Search Party Basics L150: Case Walkthrough L200: Intel Reporting