National Computer Forensic Academy

A Division of the High Tech Crime Institute

A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business

High Tech Crime Institute-Excellence Through Integrity and Commitment
High Tech Crime Institute- Investigation Services and Specialized Training

The High Tech Crime Institute provides specialized training and services in the areas of high tech crime investigation and computer forensics. Courses are offered to local, state, and federal law enforcement officers, corrections officers, prosecutors, and corporate security specialists. With our Hands-On Approach to training and State of the Art Mobile Labs, we have established ourselves as one of the fastest growing training companies of this type in the country.

Certification Courses

HTCI offers a full track of High Tech Investigator Certification Courses. These industry certifications will help your investigators show their commitment to excellence in the field of Computer Investigations.

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Specialty Investigation Courses

Specialty courses are designed to provide specific training on a category or topic of Computer Crime. HTCI has spent a great deal of time designing courses that will provide the investigator current skills and technologies that will help solve cases.

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Courses at a glance

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Cell Phone Forensic Principals Course

Completely redone for 2008 - this course is a must for investigators around the world.
The world of law enforcement and corporate security is quickly being out paced by the portable technologies now available. This 3 day course of instruction is designed to provide an Investigator the training and proper tools necessary to seize and investigate cell phones and portable storage devices. Our hands-on course puts the student behind a computer workstation with specialized software. You will learn how to properly seize, examine and investigate devices related to the portable digital environment.

Class duration: 3 days
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Computer Crime Essentials (L1)

The first level of the HTCI certification track was specifically designed to train and deploy the next generation of Cybercrime Investigators. This 40-hour course of instruction was designed to train law enforcement, risk management and corporate security investigators in the dynamics of modern cybercrime investigations. Our hands-on course puts the student behind a computer workstation with specialized software. You will learn how to properly seize, examine and investigate an IBM-based, network-attached PC and related digital media for evidence relating to a criminal or civil incident.

Class duration: 3 days
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Computer Forensic Boot Camp

Computer Crime is not going away in fact every day Computer Crime gets worse. Unfortunately not everyone can afford to be gone for two weeks of training. Our Boot Camp is designed for that person. Our intense 5 days of training will expose the student to both the Level 1 and Level 2 computer crime courses. Students will pickup the meat of each course and learn the critical skills necessary to conduct successful computer crime investigations.

Class duration: 5 days
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Custom Course

The National Computer Forensic Academy (NCFA) designs and implements custom courses and training programs. We can design a program to meet you needs. For information click on more information.

Class duration: 5 days
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Cyber Terrorism and Identity Theft Course

Just a few years ago, virtually no one ever heard of identity theft, auction fraud, or on-line scams. Now they are featured in news reports across the country. Not to mention the more than $700 million in online sales lost to fraud in 2001. The Internet is not just big business...its big crime. In three days spent interacting with industry-leading instructors and cutting-edge technology, you will learn how to conduct an investigation into all aspects of computer fraud – and how to assemble the evidence you’ll need to turn that investigation into a conviction.

Class duration: 3 days
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Forensic Processing of Digital Media (L2)

Effective evidence retrieval is never easy. In the world of computer crime it can prove impossible... unless you know exactly where to look and what tools to use to examine the data. In this second level of High Technology Crime Investigator certification you will spend five fast-paced information-intensive days digging in to the basic elements of data recovery and digital evidence retrieval utilizing the latest forensic tools.

Class duration: 5 days
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Home Network Investigation

Law Enforcement and Corporate Security is facing a new challenge in todays investigations. The advent of wireless technology is ever growing in todays typical household environment. The investigator needs to know what to look for and what to gather from that crime scene. This lesson plan is being finalized and will be available in the February 2008.

Class duration: 3 days
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Linux Forensic Processing

This is where you get to apply all you’ve learned in the first few courses to the Linux world instead of the Windows world. This course will delve into the world of Linux and Network Investigations both wired and HIGH TECH CRIME INSTITUTE wireless. The course also takes the investigator into the windows registry In the registry the investigator will find the pieces of gold that may solve the case. When you’re through with this capstone course, you’ll not only have the skills and knowledge you need to investigate and solve computer based crimes but you will have the hands-on experience in applying those skills and knowledge in today’s very confusing computer crime world.

Class duration: 3 days
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Linux Operating System

In the investigators digital world it is a must to learn not only the Windows OS but to be able to investigate any operating system that may come into your lab. This course introduces the investigator to the Linux Environment and the uses of the Linux platform in todays personnel and corporate world. This lesson plan will be available in February 2008.

Class duration: 3 days
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Mac Operating System

In the investigators digital world it is a must to learn not only the Windows OS but to be able to investigate any operating system that may come into your lab. This course introduces the investigator to the MAC environment and the uses of the MAC platform in todays personnel and corporate world. This lesson plan will be available in March 2008.

Class duration: 3 days
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Microsoft Network Investigation

This course will delve into the world of Network Investigations both wired and wireless. The HIGH TECH CRIME INSTITUTE course also takes the investigator into the windows registry In the registry the investigator will find the pieces of gold that may solve the case. When you are through with this capstone course, you will not only have the skills and knowledge you need to investigate and solve computer based crimes but you will have the hands-on experience in applying those skills and knowledge in todays very confusing computer crime world.

Class duration: 3 days
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Online Child Pornography Course

In the 80s it was time for congratulations, as law enforcement efforts significantly stemmed the tide of child pornography delivered via mail. In the 90s, it was time for concern, as the proliferation of Internet technology gave child pornographers and predators a new and instant way to ply their trade. Now it’s time for action – using the very same Internet technology to track, capture, and prosecute this new wave of exploitation. This three-day, hands-on course gives you the tools and techniques you need to put a stop to on-line child pornography and exploitation from two directions: Identifying, tracking, and apprehending the predators, and using proven methods to help prevent kids from becoming victims. world.

Class duration: 3 days
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Secure View Certification Course

Cell Phones have become an essential part of just about every investigation. Investigators today have no choice but to learn the skills necessary to be able to obtain this key evidence. Secure View Cell Phone Analysis tool provides both the software and the hardware that will enable the investigator to gather this data.

Class duration: 2 days
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Wireless Network Investigation

Like the Home Networking course this course will take the investigator into the world of wireless networking at a corporate level. This lesson plan will be finalized in March 2008

Class duration: 3 days