CP OSNII - Successful Use of Online Social Networking for Investigations and Intelligence

This 2 day course provides students with an up-to-date understanding of how social networking sites work and how to integrate online information into investigations and intelligence analysis.

Students with any level of familiarity with the Internet and computers will find this course beneficial.

Key Learning Points:

• How to conceal the location from which the Internet is accessed when using online social networks
• How to obtain free open-source information on suspects and intelligence targets using the Internet
• What risks online social networking sites pose for undercover investigators
• How criminal organizations use online social networks to interact, identify victims, and conceal their identities
• Current trends in social media
• How to prepare subject link analysis using social networking data
• How the largest sites work, including Twitter^®, Facebook^®, YouTube^® and Snapchat^®