CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7350
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu

Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Social Networking, Router Interrogation and On-Scene Triage Investigations

Instructor: Glen Bard

November 13-15, 2024

November 13-14, 2024 8am – 5pm

November 15, 2024 8am – 12pm

 Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL

Enrollment Deadline:  November 6, 2024

Course Size:  Maximum – 30

Course Objective

This course was designed to follow the proper steps of a Social Media case from beginning to end. The first day starts by introducing the attendees to many various current social media sites and applications, such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Snapchat and more. The attendee will be instructed on the various different locations to find evidence involving the sites and applications. The second day will cover how to use that data to identify the location where the incident occurred. The attendee will then be instructed on how to properly conduct a router interrogation at that location, to confirm that the correct device is located, and all other devices identified. The third day will then include how to properly seize the devices inside that network, to include creating a RAM dump, checking for encryption and conducting a live acquisition on scene if necessary.

Course Content

Social Networking Sites: This portion of the class is designed for Detectives, School Resource officers, and anyone involved in conducting investigations involving social networking sites. Students will be introduced to the various Social Networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and others. The student will be instructed on the steps to preserving a profile, prepare a warrant to obtain all of the server-based data, and obtain a copy of the profile via consent. The student will then be shown all of the data available from each of the social media sites, and how to understand the data and identify the responsible party. Lastly, the student will be shown how social media artifacts are even able to help solve crimes not committed on the social media sites. Router Interrogations: This portion of the class is designed for the first responder, raid team leader, or any other person with the responsibility of conducting search warrants on networks, in the home or at the office. Different types of networks will be discussed ranging from simple home wireless networks to large business networks. The attendee will then be instructed on how to examine and analyze Routers on scene, to identify what devices are still attached to the network and need to be seized. The day will end with the students examining numerous different routers located at the training center. Encryption Checking / Ram Dumping / Live Acquisition: This portion of the class is designed for the first responder, probation or parole officer, or any other person with a need to seize computer systems at a residence or office. The student will be instructed on how to obtain the volatile data (RAM), determine if the machine is encrypted, and if so, how to conduct a live acquisition.

 About the Instructor:

Glenn Bard is a retired Pennsylvania State Trooper First Class and a U.S. Veteran of Operation Desert Storm. In 1999 Glenn began Computer Crime Investigations for the Pennsylvania State Police and has since investigated crimes across the United States ranging from Child Pornography to Criminal Homicide. Glenn has also conducted forensic examinations for City, State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies including the FBI, US Postal Inspectors, and I.C.E., as well as Foreign Governments. Glenn has been certified as an expert in numerous states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United States Federal Court System in the areas of Digital Forensics, Cellular Technology and Computer Technology. He has been a speaker for organizations of all sizes and types, both public and private, to include the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, World Security Congress, and hundreds of law enforcement agencies, law firms and universities. Several of the cases Glenn has worked have received National coverage, to include Fox News, Dateline, the Associated Press, Yahoo!, the New York Times, and many more. Glenn has received numerous awards during his military and police career, including Honorable Discharges from both the United States Army and the Pennsylvania State Police. He developed, created and implemented certifications for two forensic software companies used by agencies around the world. Glenn is the Chief Technical Officer for PATCtech, overseeing all Digital Forensic and Data Services. Glenn has acted as technical consultant and/or personally developed Computer Forensic Programs at multiple Colleges, to include Westmoreland County Community College where he was a Faculty Instructor prior to retiring.

Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: TBA