Certified Dorking Intelligence Professional (CDIP)

The Certified Dorking Intelligence Professional (CDIP) is a comprehensive, industry-standard certification designed to validate advanced search intelligence, Google dorking, reconnaissance, and open-source intelligence (OSINT) skills required in modern cybersecurity operations.

Unlike entry-level or theory-based certifications, CDIP is scenario-driven, time-intensive, and decision-focused, replicating real-world intelligence challenges faced by penetration testers, SOC analysts, threat hunters, red team operators, investigators, and security researchers.

This certification is developed and delivered by SecByte as an independent, vendor-neutral examination, ensuring candidates are assessed on practical intelligence capabilities, not tool memorization.

Why CDIP Exists

Search engines are no longer simple lookup tools. They are powerful intelligence platforms capable of exposing sensitive data, misconfigurations, digital footprints, and organizational weaknesses when used by skilled professionals.

CDIP was created to address a growing industry gap:

• Many professionals use search engines

• Very few truly master search intelligence

CDIP certifies that you can:

• Think like an intelligence analyst

• Identify exposed assets through advanced dorking

• Correlate open data into actionable intelligence

• Operate within legal and ethical boundaries

Exam Overview

• Exam Duration: 6 Hours

• Total Questions: 600

• Question Type: Multiple-choice, scenario-based

• Delivery Mode: Online (individual attempt)

• Difficulty Level: Intermediate to Advanced

• Certification Type: Vendor-neutral, industry-aligned

The exam is intentionally long and demanding to assess consistency, endurance, analytical reasoning, and judgment under pressure, mirroring real intelligence workflows.

Who Should Take CDIP?

CDIP is ideal for professionals who work with information, reconnaissance, and digital intelligence, including:

• Cybersecurity Analysts

• Penetration Testers

• Red Team & Blue Team Members

• OSINT Investigators

• Threat Intelligence Analysts

• Digital Forensics Professionals

• Bug Bounty Hunters

• Security Researchers

• Lawful Investigators & Analysts

This certification is not recommended for beginners with no prior exposure to cybersecurity or intelligence concepts.

What Makes CDIP Different?

✔ Scenario-Driven Assessment
Every question places candidates in realistic investigative or reconnaissance scenarios rather than testing memorization.

✔ High-Volume, High-Endurance Exam
600 questions over 6 hours ensures depth, breadth, and sustained analytical performance.

✔ Ethics-First Intelligence
Strong emphasis on legal boundaries, responsible disclosure, and ethical intelligence gathering.

✔ Tool-Agnostic
Focuses on thinking and methodology, not specific commercial tools.

✔ Industry-Relevant Skills
Aligned with real tasks performed in SOCs, red teams, investigations, and intelligence units.

✅ 30-MODULE SYLLABUS (DETAILED)

Module 1: Search Engine Intelligence Foundations

Module 2: How Search Engines Index and Rank Data

Module 3: Understanding Digital Footprints

Module 4: Introduction to Google Dorking

Module 5: Advanced Search Operators and Modifiers

Module 6: Filetype, Cache, and Index Manipulation

Module 7: Identifying Exposed Credentials and Secrets

Module 8: Discovering Sensitive Documents

Module 9: Cloud Storage & Open Buckets Discovery

Module 10: Source Code & Repository Intelligence

Module 11: Domain, Subdomain & Asset Discovery

Module 12: Email, Username & Identity Enumeration

Module 13: Metadata Analysis and Intelligence Extraction

Module 14: Organization & Employee Profiling

Module 15: Social Media Intelligence via Search

Module 16: Dark Data & Forgotten Assets

Module 17: Search-Based Vulnerability Discovery

Module 18: Reconnaissance in Red Team Operations

Module 19: Threat Actor Reconnaissance Techniques

Module 20: Intelligence Correlation & Validation

Module 21: Legal Frameworks & Compliance

Module 22: Ethics of Search Intelligence

Module 23: Responsible Disclosure Practices

Module 24: Intelligence Documentation & Reporting

Module 25: False Positives & Data Noise Management

Module 26: Automation Concepts in Search Intelligence

Module 27: Defensive Use of Dorking

Module 28: Incident Response & Intelligence Support

Module 29: Real-World Case-Based Intelligence Scenarios

Module 30: Strategic Intelligence Decision-Making