AWR-427 Cybercrime Insight & Introduction to Digital Evidence Identification

April 8, 2024 8:00am-5:00pm

Location: OMES

3115 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Training Room 2023

One-day Instructor-Led Course

Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of computer networks and Internet technologies. Students will 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) in partnership with the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Arkansas system.

Course Description

This is a one-day instructor-led course designed to 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. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of computer networks and Internet technologies. Students will learn how to identify hardware, software and other digital devices that often contain evidence used in criminal investigations. 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
• Determine the presence of digital evidence, how to collect the evidence, and any associated risks

Target Audience

Open to all state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, crime scene technicians, coroners, all other first responders, and government/private sector investigative personnel.

Prerequisites

No prerequisite other than being employed by an agency or organization, public or private, considered as a part of our nation's critical infrastructure. Law enforcement officers, crime scene technicians, coroner’s office staff, or any other first responder who might occasionally respond to a crime scene will benefit from this training.

Required Materials

Students should bring a personal electronic device such as a laptop or tablet to use in taking notes, and in completing pre-test/post-test, and a course evaluation.

Register for this course through the form below

For registration issues, contact Chasity Howard - choward1@norwich.edu