New High Tech Investigation Techniques

This course is designed for investigators, intelligence officers, and task force members, and will be conducted by Mike Bazzell, a computer crime detective.  The program will also benefit school resource officers, and personnel who conduct background investigations. This course is very fast paced and full of content. Laptops are NOT required, and many attendees find it more beneficial to follow along without the distraction of computers Registration required (see below) and is limited.  Act now to assure a space in this highly coveted class.

Day One:

Open Source Intelligence Techniques

This session identifies and demonstrates over 250 free online resources that can aid Investigators in solving both technical and non-technical crimes. Participants will be shown how to “dig” into the internet for personal information about any target. While popular sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are covered in detail (including techniques that legally access some “private” content), the presentation goes much deeper into the vast resources available online for researching personal information. Additionally, instructions for identifying local events such as flash mobs and fights in real time will be presented in great detail. Aside from web sites, other technologies such as digital camera data, document meta-data, Geo-location services, and live communication monitoring will be explained. These sources can also be used to conduct thorough background checks on potential employees. All resources can be applied to domestic and international investigations.

Among many other techniques, the attendees will learn how to conduct the following queries.

Conduct advanced search queries on dozens of search engines
Identify users of private cellular telephone numbers
Access restricted information through cached results
Use online translation tools to search and translate foreign text
Monitor live content and communication on all social networks
Create online map layers to identify communication by location
Conduct thorough searches of all social networks
Access content believed to be private on social networks
Search Geo Location data within Twitter, Flickr, and Instagram streams
Analyze micro blogging content by location
Reverse search photographs for additional copies and details
Search historical deleted versions of websites
Locate documents related to target subject
Identify crime rings using online auction sites
Locate online photo albums shared by target subjects
Locate online videos related to subject of investigation
Analyze EXIF data in photographs to identify camera info and location
Search online forums for communication
View additional satellite imagery of locations
Identify cropped and manipulated photographs
Locate personal addresses of practically anyone
Retrieve Caller ID information from any landline or cellular telephone number
Identify all social networks in use by target username

Day Two:

Case Examples

Actual case examples are demonstrated that apply several of the techniques discussed to solve a series of online investigations. This demonstration gives a complete view of how the techniques are used in unison to solve individual cases.

Intel Analysis Software

This session will demonstrate over 20 free software tools that will aid an investigator during any type of investigation. A custom portable web browser will be given to each participant that includes configured plugins that add new search features. These include reverse image location, automatic media download, instant screen capture, and more. Additionally, the browser is configured to block website analytics that can divulge sensitive information about the searcher. Other software includes tools that clone websites, locate twitter data, recover deleted files, display historical versions of satellite mapping data, change an IP address, extract still images from videos, Track GPS devices, locate additional social networks, and identify metadata within online documents. Attendees will have full access to the entire collection of software demonstrated during the session.

Online Investigation Techniques

The audience will be shown how to use advanced technologies to assist with any type of investigation. Topics include identifying compromised email addresses, “spoofing” caller ID and email addresses, anonymous forwarding email addresses, anonymous forwarding phone numbers, identifying shortened links, monitoring online digital radio frequencies, locating stolen data phones, identifying rental vehicle information, discovering anyone’s IP address, and more. All procedures will be explained from start to finish and links will be available to all participants.

All software demonstrated will be available for free immediate download