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The International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists

DARK: Darknet Investigations for Law Enforcement

This Spyder Forensics class delivers unique content that is not offered anywhere else. The course material is supported by real-world examples and incidents. This course will provide the student with the understanding of how to accomplish effective investigation of Darknet sites and DarkWeb users. The course will allow Law enforcement to increase their investigative skills to meet the new challenges offered by the anonymity of the Darknet.

The will use adult learning principles of presentation and demonstration of the techniques. Students are strongly encouraged to follow along during the course on the provided classroom laptops. The course is strictly restricted to Government and Police as it contains new and innovative methodology and techniques.

Eligibility: STRICTLY Law enforcement, Government, Armed forces and Police ONLY.
This course is designed for government and police investigators, to understand where to start their Darknet investigations and how to operate in this new environment. Investigators engaged in online investigations of any kind and those using open source (OSINT) analytics will benefit greatly from this course. Crime analysts, National security investigators, crimes against children investigators, and drug investigators will especially benefit. This is an advanced-level course presented from an investigator’s point of view. Those with a non-technical background will also benefit from the material presented. This is not a general lecture course and is for experienced investigators to learn advanced topics.

Quick Details

Core Competencies / Details
  • The Darknet/Dark Web, what it is and what it is not
  • To Tor or not to Tor
  • Technology and techniques to locate a suspect on the Darknet
  • Cryptocurrency and its use in the Darknet
  • Going Undercover on the Darknet
  • Exploring the other Darknets
  • Meta data use on the Internet in Images and documents
  • Darkweb legend building

Apply knowledge towards:

CFCE IACIS Certification

CFCE

Certified Forensic Computer Examiner Program

CAWFE IACIS Certification

CAWFE

Certified Advanced Windows Forensic Examiner

CMDE IACIS Certification

ICMDE

IACIS Certified Mobile Device Examiner

Upcoming events Details of the next event for this course

For course dates and locations, please visit our EVENTS page.

How to Register for this Course

Existing IACIS members, simply log in with your credentials and go to the Products page to purchase and register for the course.

For non-IACIS members, the membership fee is waived with the purchase of the training course; however, to register for the course you must complete a membership application at the time of purchase. Purchase training course here.

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