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

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. This webinar will be Live Only and will not be available on On-Demand      Registrations will close 24 hours before webinar start time The presentation will … Continue reading OSINT Made Easier: Using Babel Street to more intelligently search PAI for situational awareness and discovery

What is there to know about credit card fraud? Everything! Join us for an interactive presentation discussing the three main types of credit card fraud (Transaction fraud, Identity fraud and Payment fraud). There will be content on cyber fraud, the dark web and how that world operates. We’ll also discuss trends in the industry and … Continue reading What Is There To Know About Credit Card Fraud?

Criminal activity has always sought to remain hidden from law enforcement.  Traditionally, this often meant committing crimes at night, without witnesses, or finding physical ways to disguise or confuse the offender’s identity (e.g. masks, attire, speed).   Online environments present new opportunities for criminals, as physical contact is reduced and more daily activity (particularly financial) takes … Continue reading Understanding the Dark Web: Challenges & Case Studies for Justice Professionals

Merriam Webster is our go to source for thousands of definitions. Digital Forensics and Incident Response use terms that are not typically defined in mainstream dictionaries. A quick review of any common list-serve reveals a lexicon of hundreds, if not thousands of unique terms and words. This webinar series will start with the most basic … Continue reading DFIR Dictionary Part 1