Prosecutors

    CI130 Basic Cyber Investigations: Cellular Records Analysis (July 20–21, 2021, Virtual)

    This course is for officers, investigators, and analysts who encounter cell phone evidence that includes information external to the phone. Class concepts include instruction on how to request, read, and analyze call detail records from cellular providers, and how to plot cellular site locations to determine the approximate position of a suspect during a given period. No special hardware or software is required. However, this course focuses heavily on analysis; as such, a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is highly recommended. Students are provided with a free copy of the National White Collar Crime Center's (NW3C) PerpHound tool, which assists in the plotting of call detail record locations.

    DF201 Intermediate Digital Forensic Analysis: Automated Forensic Tools (July 19–22, 2021)

    This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to perform a limited digital forensic examination, validate hardware and software tools, and effectively use digital forensic suites and specialized tools. The course begins with a detailed review of the digital forensic examination process, including documentation, case management, evidence handling, validation, and virtualization. Students learn to use today's leading commercial and open source digital forensic suites: Magnet Axiom, X-ways Forensic, and Autopsy. Instruction on each suite will include an interface overview, configuration, hashing, file signature analysis, keyword searching, data carving, bookmarking, and report creation.

    CI101 Basic Cyber Investigations: Digital Footprints (July 20, 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.

    DF100 Basic Digital Forensic Analysis: Seizure (July 21, 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

    DF310 Advanced Digital Forensic Analysis: Windows (July 26–29, 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.

    CI101 Basic Cyber Investigations: Digital Footprints (July 28, 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.

    DF320 Advanced Digital Forensic Analysis: macOS (July 26–29, 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.

    Webinar: A Tiger is Not a Pet – Exotics and the Law

    Join the Association for Prosecuting Attorneys for their webinar “A Tiger is Not a Pet: Exotics and the Law” on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will discuss exotic animal laws and other topics relevant to prosecuting exotic animal cases.  

    Presenters: Tammy Thies, Founder & Executive Director of the Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota (wildcatsanctuary.org) and Pine County Attorney Reese Frederickson

    Body-Worn Camera Footage: What do we do with all of that evidence? (Part II)

    The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) launched the Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Policy and Implementation Program (PIP) in FY 2015 to assist law enforcement agencies in enhancing or implementing BWC programs. PIP’s primary goals are to improve public safety, reduce crime, and improve trust between police and the citizens they serve.

    Webinar: Springtime SQLite Survival Series Part 1: SQLite Statements and Structures

    SQLite is a self-contained, serverless database engine. It is found on nearly every operating system and dominates iOS, Android, and macOS as one of the most prevalent and relevant data storage mechanisms. Join Maggie Gaffney (Teel Tech) and Chris Atha (National White Collar Crime Center) for part one in their three-part Springtime SQLite Survival Series. Part I SQLite Statements and Structures will focus on an explanation of SQLite and how it functions. Furthering this knowledge, a crash course explaining the usage of the SQL language to enhance your SQLite-based investigations will finish the presentation. Applicable attendees will receive a four-month license for Sandersons Forensics SQLite Explorer. Stay tuned for an interactive question and answer session and information about Part II.

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