Python is a powerful programming language designed with the beginner in mind. With its endless tutorials and extensive libraries, Python is a perfect addition to any officer or analyst’s repertoire. Python for Law Enforcement is a four-part webinar series that is geared for law enforcement. Attendees will start from the beginning and learn what Python … Continue reading Python Programming for Law Enforcement Part 3

This webinar is intended for LAW ENFORCEMENT personnel: those who are directly attached to or work in support of a law enforcement agency. Please register using your agency-issued email. Many mobile phone users choose to share Advertiser ID information with app developers and social media companies. This includes precision handset geolocation information. Advertiser ID handset … Continue reading Collecting Advertiser ID Evidence in Criminal Investigations

Autopsy is a free and open source digital forensics platform with many features comparable to those found in the leading commercial tools.  It can be installed on Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems.  This is part 1 in our 2-part webinar series focused on using Autopsy to perform digital forensic examinations. This webinar will start … Continue reading Autopsy: Open Source Digital Forensics Basics Part 1

This webinar is intended for LAW ENFORCEMENT personnel: those who are directly attached to or work in support of a law enforcement agency. Please register using your agency-issued email. Data of evidentiary value in criminal cases is generated both on the suspect device and the services it utilizes. While recovery of data from the suspect … Continue reading Understanding Facebook Search Warrant Returns

Covid-19 and stay at home orders have impacted criminal investigations, creating a significant backlog and an overwhelming task for investigators. As businesses and life reopen in a post Corona world these investigations will need to be investigated. The sheer volume of backlog will make it difficult for investigators to manage the amount of investigations effectively. … Continue reading Mitigating and Priortizing Investigative Case Load Post Corona

Policing has experienced several eras since the inception of professional law enforcement in America. In the 1980’s we moved into a community policing/problem solving era. In the aftermath of 9/11/2001, law enforcement became more militarized. The current COVID-19 pandemic has already radically changed the American landscape, and altered the ways we look at air travel, … Continue reading The Great Reset – Policing 2030

Autopsy is a free and open source digital forensics platform with many features comparable to This is Part 2 in our 2-part Autopsy webinar series; Part 1 walked through setting up a new case and effective tool usage.  Part 2 will explore utilizing Autopsy’s Portable Case.  Attendees will learn why a Portable Case is a … Continue reading Autopsy: Utilizing the Portable Case Option Part 2

Cell phones are a way of life in modern society. While these devices are used daily for normal communication purposes, they are used for criminal purposes. They are stolen, used to plan crimes, research crimes, and take images of unlawful activities then discarded. Law Enforcement’s ability to recover/obtain these discarded phones can be crucial to … Continue reading ecoATM, Support for Criminal Investigations involving Mobile Devices

This webinar will examine law enforcement agency cybersecurity challenges resulting from the cyber threats faced by municipalities, counties, and state governments. The webinar will explore how a cyber incident for a law enforcement agency can impact (even lose) a criminal case for the prosecution or negatively impact the agency’s credibility in general.  When providing agency … Continue reading An Agency’s Cybersecurity and the Integrity of Digital Evidence?

Though the use of computer forensics in criminal investigations has expanded in recent years, there is limited empirical evidence about the prevalence of the use of digital evidence in the court system and its impact on prosecutorial outcomes.  This webinar will discuss how digital evidence has performed in the US. Courts of Appeal, and how … Continue reading Digital Evidence in Criminal Cases before the U.S. Courts of Appeal: Trends and Issues for Consideration