AWR-427 Cybercrime Insight & Introduction to Digital Evidence Identification

Location:

UAA Consortium Library

Room #307

3211 Providence Drive

Anchorage, AK 99508

July 24, 2024, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

1-day Instructor-Led Course

Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of computer networks and internet technologies and learn how to identify hardware, software, and other digital devices that often contain evidence used in criminal investigations.

This National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) training course is developed and delivered by Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI). NCPC courses are fully funded by DHS/FEMA and provided at no direct cost to participants.

Course Description

This course will introduce students with limited or no prior knowledge of computer crime and cyber investigations to the importance of identifying possible evidence related to suspected criminal activity. The focus will be on making students aware of how to recognize that a cybercrime has occurred, and who to contact about gathering evidence.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe events pertaining to the internet and cybercrime and how those events have shaped the current cybercrime landscape to include law enforcement limitations and legal considerations
• Explain how digital data is stored
• Describe how to properly collect digital evidence
• Explain networking and data collection
• Review case studies to determine the presence of digital evidence, how to collect the evidence, and any associated risks

Target Audience

Prerequisites

United States citizen, permanent resident, or prior approval is required to attend this class.

Required Materials

Participants are required to have a laptop computer that can access a public wifi connection.

Register for this course through the form below

For registration issues, contact Chasity Howard - nuaritraining@nuari.org