Learning Objectives

1. Define proactive internet investigation
2. Differentiate proactive and reactive investigations
3. Explain why criminals use the internet
4. Identify common online indicators of criminal activity
5. Understand how online intelligence supports public safety operations
6. Apply an investigative mindset when examining internet-based information

Understanding Proactive Internet Investigation – Instructor Slides | Student Slides (PDF)

Exercise Specs: Operation SCHOLARSHIPNOW (PDF)

Exercise Template (PPT)

VMPlayer Installer link

Sample Reports (NMAP, DirBuster, Nikto)

Metasploitable: user- msfadmin password- msfadmin

Kali Linux: user- kali password- kali

DirBuster Payload: /usr/share/dirbuster/wordlists/directory-list-lowercase-2.3-small.txt

Individual Survey and Key Takeway Form

Group Report Upload (Only 1 person per group will submit)