Register for the complete 3-day event & take any combination of the eighteen (18) available Course Blocks you wish ~ or follow one of the three (3) recommended Tracks:
Cell Phone Records Analysis I - What are cell phone tower records? What do they look like? Why do investigators need them? What can investigators do with them? How do you get them? What records are important?
Cell Phone Records Analysis II - Lecture and demonstration on the use of mapping software to visualize, analyze and report suspect locations and movement based on cell phone tower records.
Cell Phone Forensics I - Types of Data / Evidence stored on cell phones; Laws for seizing cell phone & recovering cell phone data; Managing evidence data in lab setting; Online - Internet tools for cell phone investigators; Cell phone forensic solutions available to law enforcement.
Cell Phone Forensics II - Demonstration and analysis of advanced cell phone forensic solutions: BitPim, CelleBrite, MobilEdit! Forensic, Device Seizure, Secure View II, Project-a-Phone and more...
GPS Forensics I - Define and recognize GPS technology and GPS-enabled devices; Types of information / evidence that can be obtained from GPS-enabled devices; Cell phone forensics vs. GPS forensics; Laws for seizing GPS devices & extracting data as evidence from GPS-enabled devices.
GPS Forensics II - Demonstration and analysis of multiple GPS Forensics software / hardware solutions.
Crime Scene Electronic Evidence Handling I - Recognizing Electronic Storage Devices (ESD’s) and potential evidence; Photographing & Documenting the scene; Legal guidelines and staying within the scope of a Warrant; Tools (bags, tags and equipment!); Recognizing the need for a specialist.
Crime Scene Electronic Evidence Handling II - Recognizing & preserving computer network environments, Transferring, Transporting & Packaging Electronic Storage Devices; Preserving evidence (when to shut down & when to leave on); Seizing computers; Seizing cell phones; Seizing other ESD’s; Considerations for Office environments; Preserving damaged items.
Live Digital Evidence Seizure I- Overview of the benefits, capabilities and processes for using free Linux utilities to preview and capture “live” digital evidence.
Live Digital Evidence Seizure II - Demonstration and practical application on the use of free Linux utilities to preview and capture live digital evidence.
Network Data Seizure ~ Router Interrogation I - Identifying Small Office & Home network equipment; Types of data / evidence can be obtained from Network equipment; Handling network equipment to preserve evidence.
Network Data Seizure ~ Router Interrogation II - Demonstration and practical application on analyzing, interrogating and seizing data from Network Routing and Storage equipment.
Introduction to Electronic Evidence Investigations - Define & Recognize different types of Electronic Storage Devices (ESD’s); Types of evidence associated with different ESD’s; Protecting and preserving electronic evidence (physical protection to preserving the integrity of data); Recognition of network environments and the types of data/evidence that can be obtained from networks; Introduction to the Internet as a tool for investigators & as a source of evidence.
Technology Update - Digital Forensics & Cyber Crime Investigations - Exposure to cutting edge private sector solutions for public safety digital forensics and cyber crime investigations ~ includes an overview of proven solutions, and emerging and new technologies that aid in the investigation of crime involving digital evidence.
Introduction to Internet Evidence ~ “The Internet as a crime scene” - Introduction to the Internet; Internet Crimes vs. Crimes with evidence on the Internet; Sources of Internet evidence; Legal issues for obtaining evidence from the Internet; Working with ISP’s & Web Hosts; Investigator’s use of the IP address to trace a suspect’s ‘virtual address’ to their ‘actual physical address’
Internet as a Tool for Investigators ~ “The Internet as a resource” - Online tools and tricks that can be used for any type of criminal investigation; Posing as a child online; Free and premium website tools for investigators; Online cell phone resources; Online people locators & identity resources; Government and private databases.
Chat, Email, P2P & Social Networking Evidence - Types of evidence & types of crime conducive to each; Working with Facebook® and MySpace®; Working with Gmail®, Yahoo® and other ISP’s; Working with Limewire® and similar Gnutella® based P2P programs; Working with Outlook® and other Internet-Connected programs; Search Warrants, Court Orders & Legal issues for online investigations.
Online Child Predator/Pornographer Investigations - Special considerations, both on and off-line, that lead to more successful prosecutions of online child predators and online child pornographer’s.
