Description: The Detection of Deception course is an intelligence-based, interactive course designed to help participants identify deception throughout all forms of communication. All behaviors taught in the course are cross cultural and cross gender and therefore, are effective in all parts of the world. Participants will learn to identify verbal and nonverbal behaviors indicative of deception or lack of confidence, thus enabling them to focus on areas of concern.

Audience: As the class is interactive, the class should be no fewer than five people. The class can be given to as many as 100 people but the interactive characteristics are impacted. If possible, the participants should be no more than 30 to allow for maximum interaction. (Note: If the course is given in conjunction with the Strategic Interviewing course, described below, the participants should be limited to no more than 30 people.)

Length: Four hours. The course is generally given in conjunction with the course on Strategic Interviewing. However, the course has been taught on many occasions as a stand alone course. The combined Detection of Deception and Strategic Interviewing courses total eight hours.

Description: The course on Strategic Interviewing focuses on improving a participant's level of information collection. Specifically, the course identifies the need to focus the interview and understand the importance of question formulation. Normally given in conjunction with the Detection of Deception course, the two courses allow for participants to detect potential deception during interviews or determine the lack of confidence, and in turn structure the interview to maximize the accuracy of information collection.

Audience: As the class is interactive, the class should be no fewer than five people and should not be more than 30 to allow for maximum interaction.

Length: Four hours, but should not be offered as a stand alone course. The course is designed as a follow on to the course on Detection of Deception. When combined, the Strategic Interviewing and the Detection of Deception courses are eight hours.

Description: The Elicitation of Information course is an advanced course further developing a participant's ability to accurately collect information. The course teaches a low key approach to gathering information from an unwilling person in a way that is responsible and effective without damaging the relationship. The non-coercive techniques taught have been effective in eliciting information from terrorists, rapists, embassy walk-ins, smugglers and problem employees, to name but a few. The techniques and have been used successfully in all areas of the world.

Audience: Groups as small as five participants with a maximum capacity of 30. As the course is interactive, more than 30 participants diminishes the ability for significant interaction.

Length: The Elicitation of Information course begins with a hands-on scenario reinforcing the skills learned in the Detection of Deception and Strategic Interviewing courses. That scenario, combined with the Elicitation of Information training session runs a total of eight hours.

Description: The Counter-Elicitation course is designed to help participants identify behaviors that draw attention to themselves or indicate a lack of confidence in sensitive situations, such as crossing international boundaries or working any venue of undercover operations. Generally taught to an audience of undercover participants throughout various government agencies, the course lays out ways to keep one's self from suspicion or how best to handle the situation after coming under suspicion.

Audience: Groups as small as five to six participants to as large as 25. Participants should have some prior knowledge or involvement in undercover or commercial cover work.

Length: Approximately four hours.

Description: Participants are educated on the three elements of surveillance operations

1. Surveillance
2. Surveillance Detection
3. Counter-Surveillance

Each element is distinct and offers separate principals and deployment strategies. The encompassing goal of the surveillance detection training is to support operational security through a protective strategy to ensure personal safety.

1. Element One: (Surveillance) introduces participants to basic surveillance techniques. Objectives include area familiarization, target ID and pick-up, teamwork, communications and positioning.
2. Element Two: (Surveillance Detection) identifies types of surveillance and teaches participants skills such as team formation and exposure limitations, forced predictability, route analysis, selection and design.
3. Element Three: (Counter-Surveillance) challenges participants by incorporating various counter-surveillance techniques into a plan that will provide adequate controls and safety for the target while exposing possible hostile surveillance. Additionally, the participants will understand how to effectively deploy resources by avoiding detection.

Audience: Class size depends on number of available surveillants.

Length: Class lengths are adaptable depending on needs assessment.

Description: The course is designed to familiarize participants on how to detect and investigate instances of money laundering efforts, as well as how to conduct financial investigations. Participants become familiar with how the world of international finance, electronic funds transfers and domestic/international money transfers may be manipulated to facilitate the movement of illicit funds. The course also identifies methods to uncover illicit money movements and how this evidence may be used in a U.S. Federal Court.

Audience: Groups as small as five participants to as large as 25.

Length: Entire course is 32 hours, but can be conducted in shorter modules. Each of the 19 classes can be presented individually or grouped, depending on the clients' needs.

• Operation Race Horse; The Israeli Spyware Scandal – In 2005 two Israelis were arrested in London and charged with masterminding the largest commercial espionage operation in history. Over 60 Israeli and international corporations were affected, thousands of sensitive corporate documents lost and billions of dollars damage done to those corporations. An in depth look at this case provides the commercial and government audience with lessons learned to prevent penetrations of their networks and compromises of their corporate documents.
  Length: one hour
• Hidden Information; Simple Methods for Hiding Data Online – Recent press reports have noted that terrorists may be using steganography and other methods to hide data and communicate across the Internet. This training module looks at several simple methods to communicate across the Internet without using overly sophisticated network controls or expensive programs.
  Length: two hours
• Internet-Based Counterintelligence – In 2002 the British security firm Matta mapped the CIA's Internet connected network and exposed names and locations of CIA employees and facilities. The mass of innocuous information left behind by users of the Internet, whether individuals, corporations or intelligence can be used to target personnel, facilities and networks. By knowing how information gets exposed, users of public networks may better be able to control what they leave behind. Common sense tips to lower your profile online are provided.
  Length: one hour
• Internet Tips, Internet Trips – A survey of the most prominent types of threats on the Internet and how to prevent yourself or your company from being a victim. This training module covers viruses, malicious code, phishing, spam, trojans, worms and instant messenger security.
  Length: one to two hours
• Securing Your Laptop – How many times in today's news headlines have we seen instances of corporate laptops or other devices being lost or stolen, thereby exposing lists of sensitive corporate or client information? This training module presents some easy steps anyone can use to secure their traveling device to prevent the compromise of information.
  Length: one hour
• Identity Theft – Every day there is a new report of identity theft, credit card fraud or Social Security fraud. This training module looks at identity theft – how to deter identity thieves, what to do if you believe you have become a victim and how to proactively defend against it. Common sense approaches and easy steps to combat identity thieves are examined.
  Length: one to two hours
• Anonymous Internet – Can you actually surf the Internet without leaving tracks? Is there a safe way to use a hotel business center or Internet café without running the risk of penetration or viruses? Several new technologies allow users to anonymously surf the Internet, as well as contain the entire Internet desktop within an easily transportable package that can be used on any computer and will not leave tracks. Discussed will be the U3 desktop, Stealth Surfer, Anonymizer, TOR Park and other similar technologies.
  Length: one hour

Description: The Personal Safety and Security Training courses center on creating awareness of steps required to protect one's self in all situations. The training is not an all inclusive physical self defense class, but a starting point for increased personal safety and security through exposure to protective techniques and awareness.

The Personal Safety and Security Training program is based on a four-pronged theory of Alertness, Prevention, Precaution and Preparation.

Module 1 – Alertness: Increasing participants' awareness of facts about crime and other forms of violence, and understanding the concept of alertness. The primary focus of this session will be on demystifying myths related to crime and violence as well as increasing awareness of the factors that increase one's chance of becoming a victim.

Module 2 – Prevention: Making your surroundings and yourself more secure against crime or violence. The primary focus of this session will be on increasing participants' capacity to recognize a threat, assess their environments and increase their knowledge base of how to avoid being selected as a victim.

Module 3 – Precaution: Avoiding crime or personal violence by placing one's self in less vulnerable circumstances. The primary focus of this session will be on developing participants' competence in assessing new environments and situations, identifying escape strategies, travel tips for personal vehicular travel and public transportation, paying attention to gut instincts.

Module 4 – Preparation: Defending yourself against a crime or violence should it occur and what to do if you fall victim to crime or violence. The primary focus will be on assessing the continuum of force and how effective responses must be matched to the level of threat. Understand the range of self protection options in your home, at work, while traveling, within social settings or public places, as well as steps to take and resources available if you become a victim.

Audience: An ideal group size should not exceed 30 participants to encourage interaction and dialogue.

Length: The training program consists of four sessions with a maximum duration of two hours per session. These sessions can be shortened or lengthened depending on clients' needs.

Description: The course is designed to provide participants with an overview and understanding of the various sects of Islam with specific focus on the differences between Shi'a and Sunni. The objective is to familiarize attendees with the mindset of radical individuals and help understand what compels them to engage in terrorist activities to include suicide attacks/missions.

In addition, the course provides tools to understand how Arabic names are constructed. This is an essential aspect in the identification of the origin of a person, his/her familial and tribal affiliation and political/social leaning.

Finally, the course offers a look at methods that can be used to approach terrorists for possible cooperation and recruitment.

Audience: Groups as small as five participants to as large as 25. The course can be easily modified to address slightly different audiences such as law enforcement or Intelligence Community officers.

Length: Training time varies depending on needs of the customer.