On-Site Training Topic Details
Investigating By Computer
Are you using technology to the best of your advantage to fight fraud within your organization? Presented in non-technical terms, this 2-day course will teach you how to use the computer and the Internet to effectively conduct fraud examinations and locate needed information.
As part of this instructor-led course, learn the necessary procedures for requesting and utilizing the data you seek as well as methods for preserving this electronic evidence. You will also study legal issues affecting computer investigations, how to do public records searches online, how to use data mining and analysis tools and how to trace the origins of email communications central to your examination.
Who Should Attend:
Certified Fraud Examiners and other anti-fraud specialists
Loss prevention and security professionals
Forensic accountants, lawyers and law enforcement personnel
Detectives and private investigators
Internal and independent auditors
Special investigative unit (SIU) members and other insurance fraud specialists
Government sector employees involved with conducting audits or fraud examinations
What You Will Learn:
Legal issues affecting computer investigations for both public and private sectors
Procedures for requesting and utilizing data/evidence
Data mining and analysis tools and techniques
Computer-aided investigations with the latest Internet resources
Online public record searches
Investigations with computer databases
Preserving electronic evidence
Tracing email origin
CPE Credits: 16
Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite:
None. However, as part of its comprehensive fraud examination training curriculum, the ACFE recommends taking either Conducting Internal Investigations or Auditing for Internal Fraud in conjunction with the following core courses: Principles of Fraud Examination, Professional Interviewing Skills, Investigating by Computer, Tracing Illicit Funds , and Communicating the Results of Your Fraud Examination.