The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services is pleased to announce a two (2) day session of Open Source Intelligence training on January 13 – 14, 2020, in Fairfax, Virginia. Open Source Intelligence is a crucial aspect of combating crime in the 21st century. Modern-day technology continues to evolve; however, law enforcement has been behind the curve. Unfortunately, many law enforcement agencies are attempting to fight current criminal activities with outdated methods. This course is designed to help bring officers and investigators up to speed with the new technology trends and give them practical/applicable tools to conduct online investigations involving open source and social media successfully. Uniform officers can immediately put aspects of the course to work as effectively as detectives or criminal analysts.
Topics include Internet basics such as IP addresses and domains, an overview of currently popular social media platforms, and best practices for building an online undercover profile. The training will feature live demonstrations of both open-source and commercially-available investigative tools for social engineering, information gathering, and artifacts related to social media; as well as automated utilities to capture information and crawl websites. A police officer teaches this class for police officers. The method of teaching is smooth and straight forward, and each officer will leave with immediately applicable tools to assist in investigations.
This training is being offered to sworn Virginia law enforcement and campus police officers. Agency identification may be required.
Law enforcement officers will receive approximately 14 PIC hours. Please note: PIC hours are an estimate and may change due to unforeseen circumstances.
There is no fee to attend this training.
Transportation, lodging and meals are the responsibility of the participant.
Sign in begins at 7:30 a.m.
Training begins at 8:00 a.m. and concludes at 5:00 p.m. each day.
Pre-registration is required. Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. It is the responsibility of the DCJS assigned course director to review the roster and make a final determination on acceptance into the course. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.
