Prosecutors

    DFIR Dictionary Part 1

    Merriam-Webster is our go-to source for thousands of definitions. Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) use terms that are not typically defined in mainstream dictionaries. A quick review of any common listserve reveals a lexicon of hundreds, if not thousands, of unique terms and words. This webinar series will start with the most basic of DFIR definitions and build upon them. The webinar content will be rooted in empirical facts with a misting of industry history and professional experiences.

    IA102 Introduction to Link Analysis (Sept. 1, 2020, Virtual)

    This course introduces analysts to the broader concepts of connecting the dots through link analysis. A critical portion of conducting a successful analytical investigation is the ability to link together and understand the complexities of the connectedness between people and organizations. Introduction to Link Analysis (ILA) expands on the basic principles of link and association analyses explored in the Foundations of Intelligence Analysis Training (FIAT) while building a framework for more advanced methods such as social network analysis. 

    Information Exposed: Opting Out & Managing the World of Connected Devices

    Investigators need to understand the dark side of information sharing and the potential risks it brings to victims, witnesses, and investigators. To avoid potentially dangerous individuals, first responders, security professionals, and intelligence officers choose to keep their families and homes off the grid. Employees and agencies are at greater risk now more than ever because fraudulent predators are taking advantage of those unfamiliar with working from home. Hacking, phishing, and scamming are on the rise, and the threats are expected to increase. Helping the public and high-risk targets protect their personally identifiable information is a priority during these uncertain times. Opting out of online personal data aggregates and managing the technology devices inside your home can reduce the risk to you and your family. This webinar is meant to help facilitate your understanding of the dark side of information sharing and how to protect your, your family's, and the high-risk targets' personal privacy in a very open online world. There is no one solution, no one vendor, that has all the answers. Knowledge from this session will enable you to begin to remove, obstruct, or obscure the open source information that leaves you, your family, and high-risk targets vulnerable online.

    Chasing Ghosts: First-party Fraud and Synthetic Identities (credit cards)

    In this ever-changing fraud environment we live in, one thing has remained constant, investigating first-party fraud and the use of synthetic identities has always been difficult. Join us for an interactive presentation that will not only educate you but give you resources to assist in your investigations. There will be content on synthetic identity creation and use, CPNs (credit privacy number), assumed identity fraud, bustouts, collusive/shell merchants, false fraud claims, manufactured spend and much, much more. We'll also discuss trends in the industry and how Capital One can assist in your investigations.

    FC111 Financial Crimes Against Seniors Seminar (September 30, 2020, Virtual)

    This course promotes a multiagency approach to the problem of financial exploitation of senior citizens. Topics include working with senior victims, examining documents like bank records and power of attorney, and using resources for investigation and community awareness. Detailed examination of a case study, from initial complaint to prosecution, reinforces and illustrates the course content. With a dual focus on financial abuse by trusted persons and common scams aimed at seniors, the course introduces senior-specific investigative skills while facilitating networking and cooperation that can extend out of the classroom and into real cases.

    ICAC-CI103-Basic Cyber Investigations - Advertising Identifiers (September 29, 2020, Virtual)

    This one-day course, focused on device location information, is for law enforcement investigators and analysts. Class concepts include device identifiers (IDs) in general, advertising IDs in detail, important legal considerations, overall investigative process, and tools available to law enforcement. Students will use commercially available investigative tools for querying databases of Advertising IDs and displaying their recorded broadcast locations.

    CI130 Basic Cyber Investigations: Cellular Records Analysis (Sept. 24, 2020, 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.

    IA101 Foundations of Intelligence Analysis Training (Sept. 21, 2020, Virtual)

    This course addresses the critical need for well-trained intelligence analysts to interpret growing amounts of information. Topics include the intelligence cycle, analytical thinking skills, the importance of strategic analysis, communication and social media analysis, recommendation development, and legal and ethical issues. Students work hands-on with specialized software to synthesize information and develop various products of intelligence. The course was developed by a consortium that included the National White Collar Crime Center, Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit, the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis, and the Regional Information Sharing System.

    CI102 Basic Cyber Investigations: Dark Web & Open Source Intelligence (Sept. 21, 2020, Virtual)

    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.

    DF100 Basic Digital Forensic Analysis: Seizure (September 30, 2020, 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.

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