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Course Timeline & Module Breakdown

Course Schedule

A full single-day delivery from introduction through the tabletop exercise debrief. The schedule can be amended to meet your needs and be delivered across multiple days.

Standard Delivery · 0800 – 1600

The full-day timeline

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The course unfolds in two stages: four classroom modules that build foundational knowledge, followed by a hands-on tabletop exercise (TTX) with a pre-brief, live scenario, and debrief. Times below reflect the standard single-day format.

0800 – 0815

Introduction

15 minutes
0815 – 0900

Module 1 — The Dark Web

45 minutes
0900 – 1000

Module 2 — Cryptography

1 hour
1000 – 1100

Module 3 — Cryptocurrency

1 hour
1100 – 1200

Module 4 — Digital Forensics

1 hour
1200 – 1230

Break

30 minutes
1230 – 1245

TTX Brief

15 minutes · Tabletop Exercise
1245 – 1515

TTX Execution

2 hours 30 minutes · Live investigative scenario
1515 – 1600

TTX Debrief

45 minutes · Intelligence briefing
Module Timeline

Inside each module

Every classroom module runs one hour — 45 minutes of instruction followed by 15 minutes of questions and answers.

Module 01

The Dark Web

Total: 1 Hour
Instruction45 min
  • Introduction to material
  • Why it matters
  • History of the dark web
  • How the dark web works
  • Navigating the dark web
  • Dark web use by illicit organizations
Questions & Answers15 min

Open discussion and Q&A.

Module 02

Cryptography

Total: 1 Hour
Instruction45 min
  • Introduction to material
  • Why it matters
  • How cryptography works
  • How PGP encryption works
  • Encryption and decryption tools
  • How illicit actors use PGP encryption
Questions & Answers15 min

Open discussion and Q&A.

Module 03

Cryptocurrency

Total: 1 Hour
Instruction45 min
  • Introduction to material
  • Why it matters
  • History of cryptocurrency
  • Background on the blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency use by illicit organizations
  • Basic tracking of cryptocurrency
Questions & Answers15 min

Open discussion and Q&A.

Module 04

Digital Forensics

Total: 1 Hour
Instruction45 min
  • Introduction to material
  • History of digital forensics
  • Background on geo-location tracing
  • Tracking IP addresses
  • Background on & analyzing meta-data
  • Background on & conducting imagery analysis
Questions & Answers15 min

Open discussion and Q&A.

Tabletop Exercise Requirements

What’s needed to run the TTX

The TTX is team-based and places participants in a real-time investigative environment. Logistics are lightweight — all investigative tools used do not require any downloads.

01Computer terminals

Participants need access to a computer terminal with an internet connection.

02Internet access

A live internet connection is required at each terminal for the investigative scenario.

03Dark web browser (optional)

For organizations that want the dark web included in the hands-on exercise, the Tor or Brave browser must be installed on the terminal(s).

04No downloads required

All investigative tools used during the exercise run without any additional software downloads.

1 : 5

A maximum of five participants is allotted per computer terminal. For example, a class of 30 participants requires a total of six terminals with internet access available.

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