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    CI102 Basic Cyber Investigations: Dark Web & Open Source Intelligence (Virtual, Aug. 3–5, 2021)

    This course provides expert guidance in the skills law enforcement officers need to conduct successful online investigations. Topics include IP addresses and domains, an overview of currently popular social media platforms, best practices for building an undercover profile, foundational knowledge related to the dark web, and the use of the dark web as an investigative tool. Instructors demonstrate both open source and commercially available investigative tools for social engineering, information gathering, and artifacts related to social media, as well as automated utilities to capture information and crawl websites.

    FC110 Financial Crimes Against Seniors (Virtual, Aug. 3–4, 2021)

    This course promotes a multiagency approach to the problem of financial exploitation of senior citizens. Bringing together law enforcement personnel and adult protective services investigators, the course enhances students' investigative skills and interviewing techniques while facilitating networking and cooperation that can extend out of the classroom and into real cases. Topics include recognizing elder abuse, working with victims, and identifying perpetrators, as well as resources for investigation and community awareness. Students work together to conduct a mock investigation into a hypothetical case.

    DF320 Advanced Digital Forensic Analysis: macOS (Aug. 9–12, 2021, Virtual)

    This course prepares students to identify various artifacts typically located in property lists and SQLite databases on MacOS-based computers, and teaches students how to perform forensic analysis. Students gain hands-on practical experience writing basic SQL queries and using them to analyze operating system artifacts that include, but are not limited to, user login passwords, FaceTime, messages, mail, contacts, calendars, reminders, notes, photos, Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox.

    CI101 Basic Cyber Investigations: Digital Footprints (Aug. 11, 2021, Virtual)

    This course introduces learners to the concept of digital footprints and best practices in protecting personally identifiable information (PII). Topics include limiting an individual’s digital footprint, protecting privacy on social media, and the consequences of oversharing personal information, as well as steps to take after becoming a target of doxing.

    DF310 Advanced Digital Forensic Analysis: Windows (Aug. 16–19, 2021, Virtual)

    This course covers the identification and extraction of artifacts associated with the Microsoft Windows operating system. Topics include the Change Journal, BitLocker, and a detailed examination of the various artifacts found in each of the Registry hive files. Students also examine Event Logs, Volume Shadow Copies, link files, and thumbnails. This course uses a mixture of lecture, discussion, demonstration, and hands-on exercises.

    FC110 Financial Crimes Against Seniors (Virtual, Aug. 17–18, 2021)

    This course promotes a multiagency approach to the problem of financial exploitation of senior citizens. Bringing together law enforcement personnel and adult protective services investigators, the course enhances students' investigative skills and interviewing techniques while facilitating networking and cooperation that can extend out of the classroom and into real cases. Topics include recognizing elder abuse, working with victims, and identifying perpetrators, as well as resources for investigation and community awareness. Students work together to conduct a mock investigation into a hypothetical case.

    DF330 Advanced Digital Forensic Analysis: iOS & Android (Aug. 23–26, 2021, Virtual)

    This course provides the advanced skills and knowledge necessary to analyze data on iOS devices (iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad) and Android devices at an advanced level. Students use forensically sound tools and techniques to analyze potential evidence, employing advanced techniques to uncover evidence potentially missed or misrepresented by commercial forensic tools. Topics include identifying potential threats to data stored on devices, using available acquisition options, accessing locked devices, and understanding the default folder structure. Core skills include analyzing artifacts such as device information, call history, voicemail, messages, web browser history, contacts, and photos. Instruction is provided on developing the hunt methodology for analyzing third-party applications not supported by commercial forensic tools.

    DF100 Basic Digital Forensic Analysis: Seizure (Aug. 25, 2021, Virtual)

    This course introduces the information and techniques law enforcement personnel need to safely and methodically collect and preserve digital evidence at a crime scene. Topics include recognizing potential sources of digital evidence; planning and executing a digital evidence-based seizure; and the preservation, packaging, documentation, and transfer of digital evidence.

    Nominate a Rank-and-file Police Officer, Deputy, or Trooper for the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing

    May 06, 2021

    The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is accepting nominations for the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing, which “recognizes individual state, local, or tribal sworn rank-and-file police officers, deputies, and troopers for exceptional efforts in effective community policing.” The Attorney General will present the awards at a ceremony honoring recipients in Washington, D.C., at the Great Hall of the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Department Building.

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    Webinar: Solving the Dilemma of Self-Injurious Behavior in the Incarcerated Population

    Join the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) for their webinar “Solving the Dilemma of Self-Injurious Behavior in the Incarcerated Population” on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET. This webinar is intended for federal, state, or local correctional jurisdiction employees who routinely interact with incarcerated men and women as part of their job.

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