Courses and Training

CIB works closely with a number of conference organisers involved in the anti-counterfeiting field.

CIB also host Workshops on anti-counterfeiting with ICC National Committees in different parts of the world.

"Internet Intelligence"

An annual three-day course at Cambridge University on how to use the Internet as an Effective Investigative Research Tool:

Next course: 30 March - 2 April 2008

ICC Commercial Crime Services have developed a three-day course to be held in state of the art computer facilities at Cambridge University which will provide delegates with:

• An overview of the Internet and how it works
• The ability to use the Internet in a more effective way as an open source/competitive intelligence tool
• Advanced techniques to mine data using different search tools and uncover hidden information
• Strategies for filtering, analysing and organising research data
• An awareness of security and privacy issues including techniques to both hide and increase visibilities of sites

The course will be highly practical and interactive and is led by David Toddington, who is a leading expert with a wealth of experience in this field. It will be of interest to a range of different individuals, including:

• Corporate security professionals in banks, insurers and multinationals
• Fraud investigators, accountants and analysts
• Competitive intelligence researchers
• Government and private sector investigators
• Law enforcement officers
• Knowledge workers and researchers

Each delegate will receive a 250-page comprehensive manual, as well as various shareware software applications, and a certificate of attendance. Click here to view the course brochure as pdf.