Dark Web has the star quality and luster of a Hollywood movie, but in reality, it’s a den of inequity operated by the technically sophisticated. The more “google’ized” we’ve become as investigators and researchers, the less we understand what’s going on behind the scenes and how to operate in this nefarious world.

Hetherington will be exploring two of the top hitting topics for investigators as she focuses on Removing Your Personal Identifying Information from the web and Understanding of the Dark Web. These hard-hitting topics are a must for any level of investigator.

Hg's Cynthia Hetherington will be presenting at the Texas Department of Banking 2019 Training Conference.

The ability to uncover information on the Internet is the primary skill of a cyber investigator. In this ever changing era of online technologies, even the most seasoned of OSINT investigators needs to keep up with trends and techniques to enhance their intelligence capabilities. This full day training program provides that expert training. Upon completion of this series, investigators will be able to hunt down deep web content, incorporate free and fee-based alert services and monitoring tools into investigations, conduct advanced social media investigations using CARA analysis, and utilize photo recognition search engines.

In this intermediate hands-on course, we will go beyond identifying targets and locating their social media accounts. Participants will learn how to open every aspect of social media to explore where key information can be hidden or overlooked. You will identify which search engine to use, when to use it, and what results you should expect from each by conducting hands-on advanced Internet and social media searches. We will also evaluate and review several free and fee-based resources on the market for locating unique information and monitoring social media.