Law Enforcement 1 Day Training Session

Online Investigation Resources

This session identifies and demonstrates over 180 free online resources that can aid Investigators in solving both technical and non-technical crimes. Participants will be shown how to "dig" into the internet for personal information about any target. While popular sites such as MySpace and Facebook are covered in detail (including "backdoor hacks"), the presentation goes much deeper into the vast resources available online for researching personal information. Aside from web sites, other technologies such as digital camera data, document meta data, and data mining companies will be explained. Here is a partial list of resources that will be displayed live. These sources can also be used to conduct thorough background checks on potential employees. An article in Public Safety Magazine gives a small taste of how the information can be used: LINK

Part I: 8:00am-10:00am

Break: 10:00am-10:15am

Part II: 10:15am-11:45am

Intel Analysis Software

This session will demonstrate free software suites that will aid an Officer during any type of investigation. Maltego will assist with collecting intelligence about people, businesses, phone numbers, and email addresses. It will also show any connections that each may have to the others. FOCA will identify hidden information embedded within a website that can provide otherwise unknown information about a target. Other emerging programs will be displayed such as social network "scrapers".

Lunch: 11:45am-12:45pm

Introductory Session: 12:45pm-1:15pm

Technical Investigation Techniques (Part I-Cell Phones)

The audience will learn to identify cellular service providers, prepare the proper request forms, request the appropriate information, submit the request, analyze the results, and identify information as evidence. Mapping options are presented that will create court-ready documents. All procedures will be explained from start to finish including preparation of search warrants and emergency requests. Digital templates will be available to all participants.

Full Session: 1:15pm-2:15pm

Break: 2:15pm-2:30pm

Technical Investigation Techniques (Part II-Online Evidence)

The audience will be shown how to use various technologies to assist with any type of investigation. Topics include IP address identification, internet provider emergency contacts, email tracing, documenting online evidence, online video extraction, social networks, and more. Examples of actual content received from the providers will be shown to help identify valid evidence. All procedures will be explained from start to finish including preparation of search warrants and emergency requests. Digital templates will be available to all participants.

Full Session: 2:30pm-3:45pm

Case Example

After a quick review of the first day of training, an actual case example is demonstrated that applies several of the techniques to solve a series of felonies

Full Session: 3:45pm-4:00pm

Protecting an Officer's Personal Information

Police Officers and their families are constantly at risk of being targeted by criminal suspects. This course identifies publicly available vulnerabilities that expose sensitive information about Officers. Resources for eliminating this public and private data are explained as well as expected results. Attendees will learn how to eliminate their personal information, including address and contact information, from both public and private databases. Online resources for eliminating personal information will be provided to all recipients.

Full Session:4:00pm-4:30pm

End: 4:30pm

Individual sessions are availble. Details HERE.