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DW-301

Dark Web Immersion

A CASO specialty course that applies CASO methodology to discovering and enumerating entities on the dark web while preserving privacy and security.

Duration
5 days
Delivery
Online, live, In person
Level
Advanced

Overview

The CASO Specialty Dark Web Immersion course is our dark web investigation course for certified researchers. It provides a secure environment in which researchers and analysts develop a foundational knowledge of dark web networks and the content found there. The course applies CASO methodology to the discovery and enumeration of entities on the dark web, and showcases tools and methods for maintaining privacy and security during online operations.

Through hands-on practical exercises and live demonstrations, students gain dark web research tradecraft they can use to uncover risks to themselves, their organization, or their assets.

Eligibility

CASO graduates and government only.

Prerequisites

Leads to

No courses list this one as a prerequisite.

Upcoming dates

Full schedule

No open-enrollment dates are posted for this course. It is available as a dedicated iteration; contact us to schedule one.

Where it sits in a learning path

Step 4 of 5 in PAI Research Analyst.

  1. Optional on-ramp. Open to all; useful for mixed government and contractor teams.

  2. PAI-201CASO IGovernment only

    Core certification. Ten days, government only.

  3. PAI-301CASO IICASO graduates

    Big-data targeting and reporting for CASO graduates.

  4. DW-301Dark Web ImmersionCASO graduatesOptional

    CASO specialty. Apply the methodology to hidden networks.

  5. Identity threat tradecraft. Recent CASO graduates qualify for the five-day expedited track.

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