National Cybercrime Investigation Academy
Introduction
In response to the exponential growth of computer related crimes, and the preponderance of digital evidence, the Law Enforcement Innovation Center is proud to offer the National Cybercrime Investigation Academy – a comprehensive, three-week training program, for new cybercrime investigators and first responders.
The National Cybercrime Investigation Academy recognizes that criminals create, conceal, and store evidence of criminal activity in a variety of electronic formats. Addressing this opportunity to gather evidence, as it exists for investigators, is the primary goal of the Law Enforcement Innovation Center’s cybercrime training initiative. In doing so, the desired outcome of the Academy is to provide investigators with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to recognize, preserve, and analyze a wide array of evidence, created, stored, and concealed, whether intentionally or unintentionally, in an electronic format. In doing so, we firmly believe that we are offering another tool for law enforcement to recover evidence and solve crimes.
Overview
One of the Academy's strengths is its extensive use of scenario-based learning, which provides the learner with a more engaged, interactive learning environment. Elements of the three-week curriculum include, but are not limited to:
- Introduction to Cybercrime, Overview of Computer Forensics, Overview of Social Networking, Network Investigations and Steganography (B&W Y-12). The course culminates with a written final exam and a five-hour hands-on scenario that requires the participants to successfully demonstrate a majority of the skills and techniques learned in the various modules presented.
- Participants will also observe presentations by guest lecturers from agencies such as the United State Secret Service, the Indiana State Police, the United States Attorney’s Office and AOL. These lectures change from session to session, and are on relevant cybercrime related topics, such as credit card fraud, legal issues surrounding cyber and computer crime investigations, and high-level cyber investigation considerations from both a forensics and network security standpoint.
After completing the three-week course, students will be able to investigate a wide variety of cybercrimes. They will also be prepared to attend advanced, specialized classes in cybercrime. The nature of the Academy is to change and grow as current technology evolves. Our subject matter experts go to great lengths to keep the curricula materials up to date and current in all areas.
Who Should Attend
The majority of our participants are newly assigned cybercrime investigators, who are in need of highly-specialized and relevant training in the skills necessary to effectively detect and solve crimes involving computers and electronic evidence. Due to the relatively short nature of the program, and the intensity in which material is covered, the National Cybercrime Investigation Academy's minimum expectations are basic computer proficiency and some experience investigating a variety of criminal activity (experience investigating cybercrime is not necessary). Also, being able to participate in group learning scenarios will be crucial to the participant’s success.
Admission
To be considered for admission to the National Cybercrime Investigation Academy, please request an application, and be prepared to submit a letter of recommendation from your agency's department head outlining why you are suited for this type of training and how it will directly benefit your department.
Registration
Download packet (PDF) can be downloaded here.
Certification:
State of Tennessee POST Certification
More Information:
For information concerning registration or tuition please contact Mike Hill .