Proactive investigations of human trafficking involve the use of advanced investigative methods and criminal intelligence, with pre-planning and active collaboration between law enforcement, prosecutors, victim service providers, and other key interdisciplinary partners. These approaches go beyond traditional vice sting operations, and include leveraging existing data sources and criminal intelligence to target specific types of human … Continue reading The Intersection of Human Trafficking and Financial Investigations

As technology touches every aspect of our lives and work, cybersecurity has become as critical as physical security. From malware to scams to targeted attacks, this presentation by the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) will provide a detailed, discussion of the current and emerging cyber threats to U.S. state, local, tribal, and territorial … Continue reading US State and Local Government Cybersecurity Landscape and Resources

Proper handling of digital evidence is crucial for best success. Why wait weeks, months, or years to access and extract data from mobile devices for your investigations? Access is the cornerstone of digital forensics; without access, vital intelligence is often overlooked. Unfortunately, traditional collection methods are limited, creating backlog and potentially jeopardizing access to time-sensitive … Continue reading Mobile Forensics: Taking the Logic Out of Traditional Logical Collections

This webinar will discuss cryptocurrency general information for detailed discussion regarding legitimate use versus illegitimate use, common financial crimes, and avoidance of compliance requirements. Further, the webinar will delve into exchanges, transactions, opportunities for data collection and analysis, the value to criminal or compliance investigations and a review of current case studies. Presented by: Patrick … Continue reading Cryptocurrency, Compliance, and Financial Crimes

On average, seventy percent of convicted sex offenders are placed on probation. This webinar will identify and explain information forensic examiners can provide to the sentencing court and probation officers which will enhance offender supervision in the community. While this information is usually not relevant to prove legal thresholds of a crime, it is critical … Continue reading Beyond Prosecution: Forensics for Public Safety

This webinar will discuss cryptocurrency general information for detailed discussion regarding legitimate use versus illegitimate use, common financial crimes, and avoidance of compliance requirements. Further, the webinar will delve into exchanges, transactions, opportunities for data collection and analysis, the value to criminal or compliance investigations and a review of current case studies. Presented by: Patrick … Continue reading Cryptocurrency, Compliance, and Financial Crimes

Spotlight is the default indexing engine on iOS™ and macOS®. It is ON by default and stores information about almost every file and folder on the file system. This information includes hundreds of different types of metadata from file-paths and MAC timestamps to document titles, authors, dates viewed and image/video exif tag information. It is … Continue reading Spotlight: Your Forensic Goldmine in iOS & macOS

his training is intended for U.S. Criminal Justice Practitioners. Please register using your agency-issued email. This webinar is live only and will not be available on-demand. Registrations will close 24 hours before webinar start time. The NDCAC is a national center established under the Department of Justice designed to help facilitate technical knowledge management, to … Continue reading NDCAC Resources for Law Enforcement in the Digital Age

Why do we need to learn Linux forensics? Well, nowadays when you look at the number of tools available on different penetration testing systems running Linux, you should stop and ask yourself a basic question “are these tools and systems always going to be used for ethical purposes?” The answer is definitely, NO! Another reason … Continue reading Linux Forensics and Why it’s Important

This webinar is live only and will not be available on-demand. Video evidence is ubiquitous in modern society, yet investigators may not be taking advantage of all the information available to them in digital video. This webinar will highlight approaches to properly understand video metadata and identify metadata fields often missed by many tools. Attendees … Continue reading Advanced Video Forensics: Gain a Deeper Understanding of Digital Video Files