Training

This course covers the acquisition, examination, and analysis of many types of financial records, including bank statements and checks, wire transfer records, and business records. Topics include recognizing and investigating common indicators of fraud, using spreadsheets to facilitate analysis and pattern recognition, and financial profiling. There is a strong focus on presenting financial evidence in multiple modalities: spreadsheet data outputs, graphic representations, and written/oral presentations.

This course provides hands-on investigative training at a basic level. Students develop the practical skills, insight, and knowledge necessary to manage a successful financial investigation from start to finish, including the acquisition and examination of financial records, interview skills, and case management and organization. Additional topics include forgery and embezzlement, financial exploitation of the elderly, working with spreadsheets, financial profiling, and state-specific statutes and legal issues. 

Mobile devices dominate the intake list and the desks of most digital forensics analysts globally. Devices are becoming more secure. With an increase in security, the need for detailed analysis is increasing as well. 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. Rather than hope our forensic tools support the newest applications or be tethered to how a certain utility parses data, we can arm ourselves with the skills and techniques needed to conquer the analysis of nearly any application.

This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills they need to investigate crimes involving virtual currency. Instructors explain foundational concepts like the characteristics of money, virtual currency, and cryptocurrency. Blockchain technology, proof work, and proof of stake are covered, and students learn how industry-leading cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Monero) work and how they differ from each other. Finally, students learn investigative techniques for tracking and documenting transactions and best practices for seizing and securing cryptocurrency.

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.

Throughout the nation, law enforcement organizations use a variety of strategies to recruit qualified applicants. Despite these efforts, many organizations struggle to fill vacancies. This issue may, in part, relate to reliance on outdated recruiting methods. Social media has transformed the way in which organizations in other fields market to customers and potential employees alike. While some law enforcement organizations use social media, few organizations leverage research to develop tailored social media marketing strategies.

Join AEquitas, in partnership with the Denver District Attorney’s Office, for a two-part webinar that will explore the scope of data available from sources of digital evidence and strategies on how such data can effectively be identified and preserved with forensically sound practices. Presenters will discuss theories of admission, rules of evidence, and “real life” examples to demonstrate how to properly obtain, search, authenticate, and introduce digital evidence in court proceedings.

Join AEquitas, in partnership with the Denver, Colorado District Attorney’s Office, for a two-part webinar that will explore the scope of data available from sources of digital evidence and strategies on how such data can effectively be identified and preserved with forensically sound practices. Presenters will discuss theories of admission, rules of evidence, and “real life” examples to demonstrate how to properly obtain, search, authenticate, and introduce digital evidence in court proceedings.

Join TA2TA on September 21, 2020 for their free law enforcement training on “Police Report Writing in Tribal Domestic and Sexual Violence Cases.” Dr. James D. Diamond, Dean of Academic Affairs at the National Tribal Trial College, will provide practical tips on documenting witness and suspect statements, overcoming hearsay, and diagramming the crime scene to increase successful prosecution and conviction rates. This one-hour course is sponsored by the U.S.

This session will discuss strategies for building, implementing, and operating an effective insider risk management program that is integrated into an organization-wide enterprise risk management strategy. Best practices will be discussed addressing prevention, detection, investigation, and response strategies to reduce the risk of malicious and non-malicious insiders impacting the critical assets of your organization. 

Presented by Randy Trzeciak, Director National Insider Threat Center; CERT Division, Software Engineering Institute