Welcome to the High Tech Crime Institute

HTCI exhibited at Techno Security for its 5th straight year. As usual new friends were made and old alliances rekindled. It was a pleasure talking to Jack Wiles and Don Withers, we will always value their freindship. Some of our organizational highlights were.

Our founder speaking to a large group of attendees about Identity Theft
Performing the Cell Phone Class at the conference
New alliances made with Susteen to provide product and training support, Outsource possibilities with Access Data to gather evidence in civil prosecutions
Old Alliances were rekindled a renewed agreement for training and product support was made with Paraben Corp, Teel Technologies and HTCI will begin teaming to present a united front for sales and training.

Many other things are cooking most of which we cannot talk about until NDAs are signed. We are excited with the new friends that we have found and that found us we look forward to many new projects.

HTCI in its commitment to help the fight the war on terrorism has been contracted to provide more EDAS Labs to units deploying with the US Army. Based on the Labs provided on other contracts the EDAS Lab provides the units on the ground with the best equipment possible to perform Digital Forensic missions. Since the release of the EDAS portable and blue systems in January 2008 more than 50 units have been sold nationwide to federal and law enforcement agencies alike.

LT Smock of the Black Hawk Sheriffs Office in Waterloo, was one of the first to purchase and EDAS system form us several months ago. He sent us the following review of the EDAS portable machine.

The EDAS is more than just a laptop with extras, it is a full powered, fully functional, portable forensic machine that compares to our full size towers in the office. Whats more is it is very affordable and ready to go right out of the box. An excellent investment for our agency.

We want to thank LT Smock for purchasing the unit and hope he puts many bad guys away with it.

In the heat of the New Mexico desert our latest course was first taught to contractors going to Iraq. The Biometrics course provided the students with hands on methods of dealing with the dangers of processing the combat crime scene. Rich Watson our lead instructor brought with him the expertise of serving in Iraq and the background of a police officer and federal agent. Supported by Thomas Eskridge the two instructors earned rave reviews from the students. Our best wishes go with this group as they leave for Iraq. HTCI will be teaching more of this new course line in the coming months.

HTCI will be adding the excellent Digital Media and Portable Media Recovery software provided by MediaRECOVER an American owned company. The titles that MediaRECOVER will include are:
MediaRECOVER 4.0
MediaRECOVER 4.0 for Windows
MediaRECOVER 4.0 for MAC OSX
MediaWIPE

MediaRECOVER provides many other commercial services which will complement our own Forensic services. Their website is http://www.mediarecover.com

HTCI was very excited to hear that The Electronic Data Analysis System (EDAS) has been chosen to be deployed in Middle East. The Army has chosen the EDAS Portable to be a critical component in the mission protect our soldiers overseas. We are very proud to still be a part of Americas fight. For more information on the affordable EDAS Portable system please see our forensic hardware page.

The EDAS Red was deployed to several Army CID Units around the country recently. After speaking with the recipients of the system we know that we have a winner. The CID systems were configured for power and still be affordable. The beefed up memory numerous drives and acquisition tools have made this system an absolute success. As one agent put it "this is a sweet machine". For more information about customizing our very popular EDAS machines send us an email to info@gohtci.com.

HTCI is proud to be involved in the continuing education of our soldiers. HTCI will be teaming with HMS to provide new training services in Computer Forensics and Biometrics. This new training course will premiere HTCIs Biometrics course. This course which is being led by Thomas Eskridge will help our soldiers identify and combat the terrorist threat that faces our soldiers overseas.

HTCI will add to its product line the course ware that is provided by Careersaver. This line of course ware will open HTCI up to be able to provide the Computer Security and Law Enforcement Investigator full certification prep. HTCI will also be looking to move some of its course content to into the Careersaver course format. As always HTCI students will benefit from the discount provided to them for being a student of the National Forensic Academy. We hope this partnership will be profitable for both of us as well as an added benefit to our students.

HTCI agreed today to be a part of a new project developing course ware that will be used to train Law Enforcement nationwide in computer crime scene processing. HTCI was asked to assist in this project because of our extensive knowledge in the field of computer crime and computer forensics. HTCI is always proud to support the initiatives of NFSI. There commitment to quality education is a great example for all.

HTCI is proud to announce that it will be teaming with On Track and Mobile Data Com to provide services and support to the Federal Government. This teaming relationship will allow help leverage the assets of each of our companies to provide a single quality experience to our customer.

HTCI is very happy to announce that it will be training at the Sioux City Regional Training Center again. This opportunity is provided under a federal grant which means that Law Enforcement students are allowed to attend for free. We are excited to be back into this program.

We are proud to announce that Stephen, Tom, and Stacey have been asked to become members of the Trustee Program.
The Trustee Program brings together the area’s top corporate and civic leaders in an effort to develop a shared vision for the future of the region, and to prepare both their businesses and our communities for the 21st Century. The Trustees spearhead the Chamber’s governmental affairs and economic development efforts, tackling the “big picture” issues that affect today’s business environment: health care coverage, Workers Comp insurance, workforce development, transportation, tort reform, technological issues and more.

HTCI has just received a contract with the US Army Criminal Investigation Division for an order of modified E.D.A.S systems. We are very excited to play a continued role in the success of the Army.

Congratulations to the Giants and thanks to all who attended our first annual Super Bowl Party. Thanks go to Amanda and Lisa for the hard work setting it all up.

Last night was our official grand opening with the Tampa Bay regional Chamber of Commerce. It was a great success! We were very impressed with the turnout by the Chamber. HTCI in Tampa is officially open!!! Thanks to everyone for all their hard work over these last couple months to get us up and running! We appreciate it!

HTCI is proud to announce that we will be having our Grand Opening this coming Thursday, January 24th. We will be having the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce here to cut the ribbon at 5:30. We are so excited to be in our new office and we hope there will be a great turn out to celebrate with us. We want to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers and supporters: Without you this would not be possible!

This week Tom signed a contract with NFSI to develop training for American law enforcement officers responding to technology related crimes. We hope to have many more projects with NFSI in the future. This is a big leap for HTCI!

We would like to welcome Take Care Health back to our facility for another week of training. We know you will enjoy your experience as much if not more than you did last time.

We are very happy with the response the EDAS system has produced. Compliments on the design and affordable price have come from some of the most respected people in the computer forensic community. Our first units have shipped and we expect to supply many more machines in the first quarter.

HTCI is very proud to announce the release of the EDAS systems. Built with the experience and expertise of our own forensic investigators and the input of our students and users the EDAS system is the system that every department can afford.
EDAS System Page

The annual recertification page is now available. You can go to the link below to see the requirements for recertification.
Recertification Page

WinHex Forensic program will be used on the EDAS Blue and EDAS Portable systems that we will be deploying as of 1 January 2008.

Our CEO, Stephen Pearson, has been invited to speak at The First International Conference on Security, Privacy, and Confidentiality Issues in Cyberlaw that is being held June 2-4, 2008 in Cairo, Egypt. He will be discussing Computer Crime Concepts. For more information visit our Conference Link.

HTCI had our Holiday Celebration on December 8th. We had a great time, and it will not soon be forgotten. A big thanks to Lisa for all the hard work, and coordinating she put into the party. It was a big success and we are all looking forward to next year!

The Upper Tampa Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce will be at HTCI January 24th, 2008 at 5:30 pm for a ribbon cutting. We are very proud of our new office and would like to share with everyone a special thanks for all the hard work! Please join us for this event. Light appetizers and beverages will be served. We look forward to seeing you there!

Monday the 3rd of December was our first class in the new HTCI class room. We hosted a class for Take Care Health Systems. They had about 15 students attending the 3 day class. They were very happy with our facility and are looking to host more classes in the future. We are very happy that they enjoyed their experience here and look forward to future opportunities with them. Thanks guys!

HTCI and NFSI are partnering up to produce a Digital Evidence First Responder course. This will provide the First Responder with the knowledge and skill to properly respond to and process a digital crime scene. We will also be providing equipment to be included in the Mobile Forensic Laboratories for the Department of Defense. We are very excited to have this great opportunity.

All of us at the High Tech Crime Institute would like to wish all of you and your families a very happy holiday season. Please be safe and enjoy! The HTCI Family

We have teamed up with Chronicle Solutions a New York based company, the makers of netReplay, the Easiest, Most Reliable Way to Capture, Replay and Analyze User Communications in Real Time including email, Web mail, Instant Messages (IM), Blogs, Web page views, Attachments, and more. We have also teamed up with Field Forensics, a St. Petersburg based company. They are the makers of E.L.I.T.E Explosives Detection Kits. We are very happy to be given the opportunity to combine our business expertise with each company. Many new and good things to come!

We have added two new employees to our sales team. As Flo will be relocating to Indiana to finish college (don't worry, she will still be working remotely), we are in need of some great people to fill the empty seats. This past week we have hired Heidi and Mike. Please welcome them!

HTCI is proud to announce our brand new office space located in Tampa, Florida. We have moved to a 6000 square foot building. We have just completed the build out of our new offices. This new facility includes two new classrooms. The large classroom can accommodate 25 students. This one has two projectors, 25 workstations with laptops, and high-speed internet. The smaller classroom can hold a max of 15 students and is great for conferences (New pictures to be posted soon). We are very proud of our growth and expansion. If you are interested in renting one of our classrooms please contact Amanda at 866-279-6295.

HTCI in recognition of the online demand placed on our servers has upgraded the Portal and Online Training sites. We have moved the site to a Dell Quad Core Server that is designed to provide the best in database functionality. This upgrade will also allow us to store up to 500 Gig in student files, programming and exercises. The server is also based around 3 Gigabit network connections, With speed and storage the students will definitely see the difference.

The Computer Crime Essentials Course which has been historically 5 days has been rewritten to a 3 day format. The course still maintain all of its original components which made it such a success. It will now be in a three day format.

As the world of technology changes so does the need to re-evaluate our course materials. HTCI will be looking to upgrade and add new courses over the next few months. If you have any suggestions on new courses you would like to see email us or go to the student forums and leave you suggestion.

HTCI held a New Instructor Conference on September 8th. HTCI is happy to welcome in three new instructors. We look forward to being able to provide them all with many teaching opportunities. This adds to our current instructor corps bringing us to seven instructors.

In an effort to provide the absolute best services possible for our customers DOCUBASE, FDN and HTCI have teamed together to provide a single solutions group for your Network Security (IS) needs. Docubase a clearwater based firm provides secure electronic document storage and key indexing. FDN provides high speed dedicated networking topologies and phone services. Together with HTCI's ability to provide security consultation and support we form a united solution group. For more information see our solutions page.

An ambassador visit by the local chambers of commerce was caught on camera at the office's of HTCI. During the visit the cameras were able to capture what HTCI does daily. Check us out on Good Business Pinellas.

The July 2007 issue of Law Enforcement Technology magazine features and article on Cell Phone Forensics. In the article the CEO of High Tech Crime Institute Inc is quoted as to his experiences with Cell Phone Forensics. The Article is in the July 2007 issue of Law Enforcement Technology magazine.

The High Tech Crime Institute has ventured into a new vertical market place of Risk Management. Using the proven techniques and its past experience to build on HTCI has successfully launched its way into the Risk Management arena.