Provider: National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)
Target Audience: Investigators, Officers
Topic Area: Investigations, Mobile Forensics, Training
Event Type: Training
Delivery Method: Online
This course provides basic information for first responders who may encounter digital evidence in the course of their duties. Topics include the definition of digital evidence, where it can be found, the importance of getting digital devices to a forensics expert, and the ways in which digital evidence can be compromised. This course also addresses the issue of when a warrant is required to seize and/or search digital devices.
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Target Audience: Chiefs, Investigators, Officers, Prosecutors
Topic Area: High Tech Crimes, Investigations, Social Media, Training
Event Type: Training
Delivery Method: Online
This course focuses on gathering information from social media sites. Students will learn about popular social media platforms, tools that can help them discover information on them, and ways to capture and save online media. This course is part of the Open Source Intelligence Modules. It can be completed as a stand-alone course or in combination with the other courses.
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Target Audience: Chiefs, Investigators, Officers, Prosecutors
Topic Area: Cyber Investigations, High Tech Crimes, Investigations, Training
Event Type: Training
Delivery Method: Online
This course covers a variety of tools and techniques to conduct deep web searches that go beyond common search engines like Google. The course highlights tools for discovering information about people and companies both domestically and internationally. It also includes tools for discovering and manipulating device information such as IP addresses. This course is part of the Open Source Intelligence Modules. It can be completed as a stand-alone course or in combination with the other courses.
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Target Audience: Chiefs, Investigators, Officers, Prosecutors
Topic Area: Cyber Forensics, Cyber Investigations, Cyber Security, High Tech Crimes, Investigations, IT Security, Training
Event Type: Training
Delivery Method: Online
This course focuses on practical online search techniques. Students will learn about using the advanced features of popular search engines, accessing cached versions of websites, searching with images, and common signs of fake and manipulated images. This course is part of the Open Source Intelligence Modules. It can be completed as a stand-alone course or in combination with the other courses.
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Target Audience: Chiefs, Investigators, Officers, Prosecutors
Topic Area: Investigations, Social Media, Training
Event Type: Training
Delivery Method: Online
This course provides an introduction to the digital space commonly referred to as social media and networking. Terminology used to describe how social media and networking services are accessed, statistical data on users and mobile devices, and a variety of popular services are covered in the first part of the course. This course also identifies and explains law enforcement uses of social media and networking services, the value of open source intelligence (OSINT), and important considerations such as social media policies,
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Target Audience: Chiefs, Investigators, Officers, Prosecutors
Topic Area: High Tech Crimes, Investigations, Training
Event Type: Training
Delivery Method: Online
This online course introduces the dark web and some of the most popular tools to access the darknet, including Tor, Freenet, and Invisible Internet Project (I2P). Basic topics include what Tor is, how it works, and who uses it; as well as dark markets in Tor Onion Service Servers (also known as .onion servers) and other hidden services. The course concludes with brief case studies covering some of the largest dark-market seizures in history.
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Target Audience: Investigators, Officers, Prosecutors
Topic Area: Cyber Investigations, High Tech Crimes, Investigations, Training
Event Type: Training
Delivery Method: Online
This course provides information on what constitutes cyberstalking in a legal context and information on handling cyberstalking complaints. Common elements of cyberstalking cases, potential tools and platforms used by cyberstalkers, and behavioral indicators are also covered in this course. Developed with a victim-centered approach, this course provides information on establishing a relationship with victims to maximize their safety and further investigative efforts. The course concludes with guidance on developing an investigative checklist and additional resources available to law enforcement.
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Target Audience: Investigators, Officers
Topic Area: Cyber Investigations, High Tech Crimes, Investigations, Training
Event Type: Training
Delivery Method: Online
This course introduces learners to the colloquially used term deepfakes and the technology that makes this type of synthetic media possible. Deepfakes and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used by cybercriminals to avoid biometric security, steal identities, and facilitate financial crime. This course covers how artificial intelligence is used to create deepfakes, common uses of synthetic media, and how to recognize deepfakes.
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Target Audience: Investigators, Officers, Prosecutors
Topic Area: Cyber Forensics, Cyber Investigations, Cyber Security, High Tech Crimes, Investigations, IT Security
Event Type: Training
Delivery Method: Online
According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), ransomware attacks lead to several billion dollars lost each year. Law enforcement officers should know how to respond to and protect their agencies and communities from these attacks. This interactive module teaches participants how to recognize and respond to a ransomware attack and discusses how ransomware can affect devices and networks and how to prevent ransomware attacks.
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Target Audience: Investigators, Officers, Prosecutors
Topic Area: Cyber Forensics, Cyber Investigations, High Tech Crimes, Investigations
Event Type: Training
Delivery Method: Online
With the rise of electronic evidence and the likelihood that the crimes you’re investigating are conducted with or supported by the use of mobile devices, the Internet, or cloud-based applications, preservation letters provide a means to prevent the destruction of electronic records and buy an investigator time to retrieve and analyze potential evidence.
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