At the farthest corner of the online world lie the hidden recesses of the Dark Web and its Darknet marketplaces. The Dark Web may be accessed for both legitimate purposes and to conceal criminal or other malicious activities.

This hands-on 5-day course will teach you how to access the Dark Web safely and anonymously, navigate within the many layers of the Dark Web to discover hidden Wiki’s and dig through Dark Web search engines. Course participants will learn how to create and use a life-like persona that would withstand scrutiny. Attendees will also learn how to interlink multiple personas that would endure a performed link analysis and other investigative methods. Golden nuggets of investigative intelligence can be found within Dark Web forums and chat rooms. Participants will know the importance and impact of chat room related to criminal activity, auctions, locations, transactions, and etiquette. Furthermore, we will examine the various Darknet marketplace models and niches, cryptocurrencies used on the Dark Web, marketplace takedowns, and key Darknet vendors. Attendees will learn how buyers and sellers on the Darknet transact business under the cloak of anonymity. Class participants will learn how to create a vendor account, list, and publish products, services, and data.

Course Overview

Focusing primarily on Bitcoin (the most widely used CryptoCurrency), this two-day course will provide the attendee with a rounded understanding of how the currency is used, both legally in a retail environment and illegally for criminal activities.

Beginning with a basic view on how it is accessed, acquired and exchanged, you will then have the opportunity to create your own Bitcoin wallet and engage in small transactions. The course will guide you through real-world scenarios to illustrate the usage of the currency to give you real-life experience and understandings of both tracing transactions through the blockchain and, importantly, learning how to draw accurate conclusions to potentially be used as intelligence or evidence.

No longer is the idea of virtual, digital money considered to be a hare-brained idea dreamed up by somebody on the internet. Whilst previously viewed across the investigative community as primarily as a tool for criminals, its mainstream use is far wider, and also claims many victims.

To effectively utilize investigative opportunities surrounding Cryptocurrency, it is imperative that both cyber and non-cyber investigators have an understanding of the subject – it could be invaluable to the success of a case.

Focusing primarily on Bitcoin (the most widely used CryptoCurrency), this two-day course will give you a rounded understanding of how the currency is used, both legally and illegally.

Beginning with a basic view of how it is accessed, acquired and exchanged, you will then have the opportunity to interactively work with other students to create your own Bitcoin wallet and engage in small transactions. Our industry expert will guide you through the experience and will draw from real-world scenarios to illustrate the usage.

Combined, this will give you real-life experience and understandings of both tracing transactions through the blockchain and, importantly, learning how to draw accurate conclusions to potentially be used as intelligence or evidence.