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Training Courses Overview

Taught by experienced trainers, our hands-on interactive training courses feature the courses listed below.

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Course Description Who should attend? Prerequisites Length Technical Difficulty
The Investigation of Computer Crime The Internet is alive and well, and is a dynamic resource for millions worldwide. It is also a place for criminals to prey on unsuspecting victims. Many victims are children, some are adults, while others are corporations. This 4-day course teaches criminal justice investigators and support staff how to investigate high-technology theft and computer-related crime. It provides participants with an understanding of computer technology, its application to criminal endeavors, and the issues associated with investigating these cases. SEARCH will provide current real-world case studies and solutions that can be adapted to your current investigations. The course also addresses:
  • Identity theft
  • Internet-based fraud
  • Child exploitation
  • Hacking and compromised systems
  • Phishing
  Learn More		 Law enforcement investigators and support staff Understanding of multiple platforms is helpful. 4 days Basic-to-intermediate
Advanced Responders: Search and Seizure of Networks This course expands a law enforcement investigator's ability to collect digital evidence at crime scenes, particularly in Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks common today with broadband Internet connections. Traditional digital evidence collection methods frequently result in evidence being left at the crime scene or potential evidence being inadvertently deleted from computers entirely. This 3-day course instructs law enforcement investigators in the skills and techniques of (1) how to conduct pre-raid electronic surveillance of a target location to help identify wireless networks and access points, and (2) how to locate these networks and access points once the scene is secured. The course also addresses:
  • How to identify routers, switches, and hubs
  • Where does volatile memory reside and how to capture it
  • Understanding the WAN/LAN and SAN
  Learn More		 Law enforcement investigators Complete The Investigation of Computer Crime course.
(Recommended)		 3 days Intermediate
Core Skills for the Investigation of Cellular Devices Cellular devices are more common today than computers. Terrorist attacks, rapes, assaults, illegal drug operations, child exploitation, and many other crimes are committed using cellular devices. These devices can contain a wealth of evidence for law enforcement. To conduct a thorough investigation, data has to be retrieved from cellular devices and properly analyzed. This four-day course teaches investigators how to approach the investigation of cellular devices and how these devices are different than traditional computer-based investigations. It covers the basics of cellular networks and how cellular devices function in those networks, as well as the current hardware and software required to obtain evidence from cellular devices. Law enforcement officers, investigators, analysts, and forensic examiners attending this course will obtain the basic skills necessary to conduct cellular devices investigations and retrieve data from seized devices and the latest tools and data collection methodologies available.
  Learn More		 Law enforcement officers, investigators, analysts and forensic examiners Complete The Investigation of Computer Crime course.
(Recommended)		 4 days Intermediate-to-advanced
Social Networking Sites: Investigative Tools and Techniques Information available on social networking sites like MySpace.com has the potential to impact every area of an investigation. Not only can information about suspects, victims, witnesses and possible co-conspirators be obtained, but a virtual goldmine of evidence of various criminal activities can be unearthed. This training course provides hands-on, expert education to ALL law enforcement investigators--whether high-tech crime, gangs, homicide, vice, property crimes, narcotics, or other details--on how to find and gather information from social networking sites to aid in their investigations. This course is non-technical in nature and is suitable for investigators regardless of their technical background.
  Learn More		 ALL law enforcement investigators -high-tech crime, gangs, homicide, vice, property crimes, narcotics, or other details None 1 day Basic