Obtaining & Understanding Cloud-Based Evidence

Today's technology is based on immediate access to an individual's accounts and data that is retained using numerous cloud-based electronic service providers, stored both within the United States and internationally. This two-day course tackles challenges in place when obtaining content stored in the cloud and utilization of tools and techniques required to extract data from the content presented by electronic service providers. 

Participants will be placed into small groups to create search warrants to obtain online content with these warrants peer reviewed by the class. Participants will use tools and techniques presented in the course to extract data from content provided by electronic service providers in a way to understand the evidence provided. 

Instructor will provide course materials prior to course for you to load to your computers. 

You are strongly encouraged to take Basic Internet Investigations prior to this training. 

Core Competency: 

• Participants will employ best practices as they investigate any crime from its beginning to its eventual disposition; either as an individual, or as part of an investigatory team. 

Course Objectives: 

• Identify cloud-based evidence.
• Identify effective investigative tools necessary to view content provided by electronic service providers.
• Identify resources to assist with obtaining cloud-based evidence.
• Identify and gain knowledge of software used to memorialize volatile digital evidence.
• Learn terminology used in cloud-based evidence. 

Instructional Methods:

• Lecture
• Case Study
• Group Scenario
• Peer Review
• Independent Practice 

Who Should Attend: 

• Law Enforcement Only 

Course Requirements:

• 100% Participation and Attendance