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The Association of Inspectors General (AIG) Western States Chapter Training is a 6.5-hour webinar program, presented virtually via Webex on April 11, 2025, from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Pacific time. The topics will focus on Cybersecurity, Open-Source Intelligence, and Technology. This online training will provide oversight professionals tools for obtaining criminal and civil evidence from computers, smartphones and smart devices; and actionable intelligence from publicly available sources such as the dark web and social media. It will outline simple solutions for OIGs to develop a secure network for their files and email communications when they face funding limitations.
Course Topics and Learning Objectives:
Personal / Work Operational Security / Cyber Hygiene / VPN (1.2 CPE Information Technology)
- How to use your mobile devices and computers in a way to not jeopardize investigations.
Methods of Secure Communication (0.6 CPE Information Technology)
- iMessage/RCS, Whatsapp, Signal, Telegram, Slack/Teams.
Forensics on Secure Communication Protocols (0.6 CPE Information Technology)
- iMessage/RCS, Whatsapp, Signal, Telegram, Slack.
Covert (non-attributable networks) (0.6 CPE Information Technology)
- How to search the internet securely at work.
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) (1.2 CPE Information Technology)
- How to search for public information on the internet.
AI & Quantum Computing: What you need to know (1.2 CPE Information Technology)
Q&A
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
CPE Credits: Attendees will be eligible to receive up to 6.6 CPE credits in Information Technology. (Attendance and attentiveness are monitored by WebEx programming and through Conferences io codewords presented throughout the event.)
Program Knowledge Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
This training will take place via Webex on April 11, 2025, from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Pacific time / 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eastern / 12: 00 pm - 7:00 pm Central.
REGISTRATION, TECHNICAL, MEMBERSHIP, OR OTHER CONCERNS?
For assistance with registration or technical matters, contact AIG Program Support at programsupport@inspectorsgeneral.org.
For assistance with membership matters, including updating your contact information, or renewal, contact Membership Director Judith Ness via e-mail at memberservices@inspectorsgeneral.org.
To request a refund, file a complaint, or to view our complete administrative policy regarding this program, please click:
http://inspectorsgeneral.org/files/2023/09/NASBA-Admin-Policy-Group-Live-07.25.2020.pdf
The Association of Inspectors General is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors www.NASBARegistry.org.
Tickets
AIG Western States Chapter / Western States + National Member
Complimentary
Member Price
Reserve TicketRegistration is FREE for current 2025-2026 AIG Western States Chapter or Western States Chapter + National Members.
AIG Member (Non-Western States Chapter Member)
$75.-
Member Price
Buy TicketThis registration option is available for all other AIG (Non-Western States Chapter) members.
Speakers
Adam Scott Wandt
Assistant Professor of Public Policy at NY John Jay College of Criminal Justice/ CUNY
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Adam Scott
Wandt
Assistant Professor of Public Policy at NY John Jay College of Criminal Justice/ CUNY
http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/adam-scott-wandtAdam Scott Wandt is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Vice Chair for Technology of the Department of Public Management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is a member of the graduate faculty in the Master of Public Administration program and the Master of Digital Forensics and Cyber Security program.
Professor Wandt is a practicing Attorney and Counselor-at-Law (New York). He has worked on sponsored research for, or in partnership with, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Interpol, the United Nations, Sprint, BlackBoard, Entourage, the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics, as well as law enforcement and educational institutions from around the world.
His primary research and consulting interests include technology law and policy, information security, investigative/surveillance technology, OSINT, cryptocurrency, darknet, social engineering, and UCR crime data. He has over two decades of experience developing custom investigative, forensic, educational, and data management solutions for federal, state and local government agencies. Along with two co-principal investigators, he has recently been awarded a $600,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice to study fentanyl sales on the dark web.
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Adam Scott WandtPresentation / Training
Speakers
Adam Scott Wandt
Assistant Professor of Public Policy at NY John Jay College of Criminal Justice/ CUNYAdam Scott Wandt is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Vice Chair for Technology of the Department of Public Management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is a member of the graduate faculty in the Master of Public Administration program and the Master of Digital Forensics and Cyber Security program.
Professor Wandt is a practicing Attorney and Counselor-at-Law (New York). He has worked on sponsored research for, or in partnership with, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Interpol, the United Nations, Sprint, BlackBoard, Entourage, the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics, as well as law enforcement and educational institutions from around the world.
His primary research and consulting interests include technology law and policy, information security, investigative/surveillance technology, OSINT, cryptocurrency, darknet, social engineering, and UCR crime data. He has over two decades of experience developing custom investigative, forensic, educational, and data management solutions for federal, state and local government agencies. Along with two co-principal investigators, he has recently been awarded a $600,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice to study fentanyl sales on the dark web.