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Lawful Intercepts: Navigating the Maze of Communication Data
Date Posted: March 28th, 2024
Emails, social media data, location information, financial statements, money transfers, and hotel and flight reservations—being able to intercept such a diverse amount of information surrounding a potential target is invaluable to investigators. How do you know which communication types are best to gather in your investigation? How do the different sources of information stack up in terms of cost, efficiency and accuracy, and which might be the most appropriate to your investigation?
This guide will compare and contrast the various communication types available today, including those that can be collected historically and elaborating on the similarities and differences of those that are collected live.
Topics Covered:
Tolls
Pen Registers/Trap-and-Traces
Location Pings
Tower Location (Tolls and Pens) vs. Ping Location
Social Media Intercepts
Wiretaps
Conducting live intercepts with PenLink
This resource is for active law enforcement and government personnel only. An agency email is required to download.
Join us as we discuss the ever-changing cyber landscape and spotlight modern advancements in live communications collection. Internet communications expert, Scott Tuma, will highlight how top investigators across the nation are executing live social media intercepts to enhance investigations and identify larger criminal networks faster. Hear how live intel from social media providers can be crucial to solving cases, plus best practices for effective intercepts with real case examples.
Featured Topics:
Current trends in live collection and analysis
How today’s savvy investigators are using social media intercepts
Myths about modern live collection
Advantages and best practices for live social media intercepts
Don’t miss the opportunity to see how to navigate social media organizations, collect and analyze new data types, and master the tools of the trade.
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