Law Enforcement Bureau

Investigations Division

High Tech Crimes Unit - Useful Links for Law Enforcement

 In an effort to assist fellow officers, we have listed common investigative site links that will provide help to you in your endeavors of solving computer crime.

 

A listing of law enforcement links:

Computer Crime, Security, Investigations & Training
• SEARCH
• SEARCH High-Tech Crimes Investigation Training
• National White Collar Crime Center
• Cyber Trust (International Computer Security Association)
• High Technology Crime Investigation Association
• SANS Institute
• Computer Security Institute
• American Society of Industrial Security
• International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists
• MIS Training Institute
• Information Systems Security Association
• CERT (Computer Security Response Team)
• Online List of Internet Providers
• WS-Ping Pro Network Tracking Software
• Forensic Software List for Law Enforcement
• Federal Laws Pertaining to Computer Crime
• E-mail Tracing
• Tracing, Pinging, & Verifying IPs/E-mail
• Cellular-Mobile Phone Forensics
• E-Evidence Information Center
• IACIS-The International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists
• International High Technology Crime Investigation Association
Credit Card Fraud & White Collar Crimes
• FinCEN-Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
• IMOLIN-International Money Laundering Information Network
• National Check Fraud Center
• Secret Service E-information Network
Computer Crime information

• Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) - Section attorneys advise federal prosecutors and law enforcement agents; comment upon and propose legislation; coordinate international efforts to combat computer crime; litigate cases; and train law enforcement groups. Other areas of expertise possessed by CCIPS attorneys include encryption, electronic privacy laws, search and seizure of computers, e-commerce, hacker investigations, and intellectual property crimes.

• Cybercrime - Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

• Disinfojournal - The disinfojournal deals with topics in all areas of disinformation. This includes, but is not limited to, library and information science, information technology, electronic publishing, database management, data mining, knowledge production, knowledge dissemination and of course malinformation and disinformation approached from sociological, philosophical, theoretical, technical, and applied perspectives.

• F-Secure: Security Information Center - Provides security software, hoax warnings, anti-virus definition databases, anti-virus and cryptography centralized policy management, wireless security, network security, virus descriptions, Virtual Private Networks.

• FS/ISAC - Subsidiary of Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) provides a full complement of information protection, electronic commerce security, consulting, and engineering services worldwide.

• Hoaxbusters (CIAC Hoax Pages) - A public service of the Computer Incident Advisory Center (CIAC) team and the U.S. Department of Energy. In addition to describing hoaxes and chain letters found on the Internet, this site discusses how to recognize hoaxes, what to do about them, and some of the history of hoaxes on the Internet.

• Internet Fraud Complaint Center - A partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).

• Internet Crimes Group, Inc. (ICG) - Internet consulting and investigative service. Assists clients in identifying individuals or groups abusing the anonymity of the Internet to engage in improper or illegal activities.

• Internet ScamBusters - Frauds, scams, hoax information.

• McAfee Virus Information Library - More than 58,000 virus threats exist today. The Virus Information Library has detailed information on where viruses come from, how they infect your system, and how to remove them. In addition to genuine viruses, the Virus Information Library contains useful information on virus hoaxes.

• Netlore: Rumors, Hoaxes and Urban Legends - Links and resources from About.com.

• Purportal.com - Search engine for Snopes Urban Legends Archives, About.com Urban Legends search, CIAC Hoax Database, CERT Computer Security Database, and Symantec (Real) Virus Encyclopedia.

• Quatloos! - Exposing scams and frauds.

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - SEC advice on investing over the Internet.

 

 

We cannot use industrial-age policing tactics to investigate information-age crimes.