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Eastfield College Criminal Justice Training Center announces a new course in Cyber Crime -
[Computer Crimes]

The ways in which criminals commit crimes are changing. Universal digital accessibility opens up new opportunities for the unscrupulous. Millions of dollars are lost to computer-savvy criminals. Worse, computers and networks can be used to harass victims or set them up for violent attacks, and even to coordinate and carry out terrorist activities that threaten us all.

The Criminal Justice Center and the CE Computer Center have collaborated on a new class offering for law enforcement specialist/investigators. This class will provide the students with the ability to investigate computer crimes or incidents related to computer misuse, fraud, hacking, etc.

Please see the Law Enforcement Schedule for class details.

This 40 hour course will teach law enforcement officers how to work with IT professionals to address the growing problem of computer crime and "cybercrime" (committed using the internet or other computer networks) and provides hands-on computer lab training in recovering files, securing systems, recognizing hack attacks and tracking messages.

Students will learn the technical aspects of:
  • Password Cracking
  • Application Exploits
  • Operating Systems Exploits
Instructor: Debra Littlejohn Shinder
  • Experienced police sergeant in law enforcement; Police academy instructor
  • Certified IT professional (MCSE, MCT) with specialization in networking and security
  • Conducts training at colleges and technical training centers
  • Guest lecturer at seminars around the country, including prestigious Black Hat Briefings
  • Authored a textbook on Cybercrime that is being used as a reference throughout the United States
  • Author of Computer Networking Essentials; co-author with husband Dr. Thomas Shinder of best selling book "Configuring ISA Server 2000" and ISA Server and Beyond"
  • Author of over 100 articles for print and publications and electronic magazines such as TechProGuild, CNET, 8Wire, and Cramseession.com
  • Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations and the advisory board of the Eastfield College Criminal Justice Training Center
  • Editor of A+ Hardware News, WinXP News, and columnist for Windowssecurity.com
Audience:
Law Enforcement professionals who neet to know how to collect and preserve digital evidence, how to locate cybercriminals, how to deal with jurisdictional issues that complicate the prosecution of cyber-crime, and how to worked with IT professionals for more efficient prevention and prosecution of computer related offenses.
This Course Covers:
  • History of computers, networking, the internet, and cybercrime
  • State, federal, and international laws governing cybercrime
  • Types of cybercrime's: hack attacks, privacy violations, cyber stalking, child pornography and more
  • How new technologies are used in committing cybercrime's: broadband, wireless, web, email and e-commerce
  • People on the scene: profiling cybercriminals, victimology and characteristics of good investigators
  • How computer and computer networks work: hardware/software, binary language and network protocols
  • Network attacks: port scans, password cracking, common exploits, denial of service, Trojans and viruses
  • Security basics: authentication, biometrics, cryptography, firewall's and filtering and public key infrastructure
  • System security: common vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS and Mainframes
  • Cybercrime detection: auditing logs, tracing domains, IP addresses and email addresses and anti-detection
  • Collecting and preserving digital evidence: file recovery, disk imaging and environmental controls
  • Legal issues: search warrants, seizure of computer equipment, privacy rights and Constitutional issues
  • Building the case: jurisdictional issues, special prosecution issues, court testimony and expert witnesses

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