INSIDER THREAT INVESTIGATIONS & ANALYSIS TRAINING COURSE W/ LEGAL GUIDANCE

INSIDER THREAT INVESTIGATIONS & ANALYSIS TRAINING COURSE W/ LEGAL GUIDANCE ™

DATES / TIMES:

July 21-22, 2025 (8am To 5pm)

LOCATION:

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory,

11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, Maryland

Kossiakoff Center

NEARBY AIRPORT

BWI Airport / 18 Miles Away

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Next Door To JHU-APL

Homewood Suites By Hilton

7531 Montpelier Rd, Laurel, MD 20723

Phone: 240-360-2725

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COST

$1,595 Per Student (Money Back Training Guarantee)

TRAINING COURSE OVERVIEW

This 2 day comprehensive training course will ensure the Insider Risk Program Manager and Insider Threat Investigator / Analyst have the core / advanced knowledge, skills and resources required for conducting Insider Threat Investigations, from a non-technical and technical perspective, using proven analytic principles and methodologies.

Other individuals supporting the Insider Risk Management (IRM) Program (IRMP) (FSO, CSO, CISO, Human Resources, CIO – IT, Network Security, Counterintelligence Investigators, Mental Health / Behavioral Science Professionals, Legal Etc.) will greatly benefit from this training.

This training deep dives into the many complexities and interconnected cross departmental collaboration components that are required for conducting comprehensive Insider Threat investigations.

The co-instructor for this training (Mr. Shawn Thompson, Esq.) is a licensed and recognized attorney with extensive experience in Employment Law, Insider Threats and Insider Threat Program’s (ITP's). He will provide legal guidance on the collection, use and sharing of employee information, computer user activity monitoring and conducting investigations. (Privacy-Civil Liberties of Employees, Legal Issues, Challenges, Considerations) Mr. Thompson built and led Google’s Global Insider Risk Management Service. (Additional Details On Instructors Below)

The training will use Insider Threat incident case studies and employee threat scenarios to help students identify / detect the various early warning signs / indicators that employees may generate, before an actual incident occurs. This will enhance the students’ abilities in identifying employee risks and threats, and for collaborating with key stakeholders to gather additional information that can help with investigating and responding to Insider Threats.

This course was developed with input from ITP Managers, Insider Threat Analysts and Insider Threat Investigators to provide students with real world analytic methodologies for detecting, investigating, preventing and mitigating Insider Threats.

KEY TRAINING AREAS / SNAPSHOT OF TOPICS COVERED

This Training Will Provide Students With The In-Depth knowledge & Resources For

✓ Defining Insider Threats - Going Beyond Typical Definitions (Real World Examples & The Severe Impacts To Organizations)

✓ Understanding The Critical Components For An IRMP Program & Key Stakeholders Responsibilities To Support Insider Threat Investigations

✓ Identifying Disgruntled Employees, Behavioral Indicators, Motivations & Critical Pathways To Insider Threats

✓ Developing Employee Risk / Threat Profiles For Investigation, Analysis And Response

✓ Identifying, Collecting, Correlating And Analyzing The Technical / Non-Technical Data Sources (Internal, External) That Can Support An Insider Threat Investigation

✓ Creating An Employee Risk - Threat Scoring Matrix Using The Access, Intent And Motivation Concept

✓ Going Beyond Background Investigations To Identify Employee Problems / Concerns Using Employee Continuous Monitoring And Reporting (Post Hire, Case Studies, Solutions)

✓ The Legal And Privacy Considerations On The Collection, Use And Sharing Of Employee Information

✓ The Legal And Privacy Aspects Of Workplace Employee Monitoring (Computers, Mobile Devices, Etc.)

✓ Creating The Procedures And Framework For Insider Threat Reporting, Conducting Investigations & Case Management

✓ Detecting Activity Indicative Of Insider Threat Behavior Using Network Security Tools (NST's) / User Activity Monitoring (UAM) Tools (UAMT's)

✓ Performing A Gap Analysis To Evaluate The Strengths And Weaknesses Of Existing UAM Software

✓ Gaining Valuable Insights Into The Various Capabilities & Features To Consider And Questions To Ask When Comparing Different Vendor UAM Solutions

✓ Understanding The Malicious Insider Threat Playbook Of Tactics For Stealing Information And Data (What Your NST's, UAMT's Might Not Detect. Eye Opening Demonstrations)

✓Providing Investigations Metrics To CEO / Board / Senior Management For Resources (Budget, Personnel) To Optimize The IRMP

INSIDER THREAT INVESTIGATIONS TOOLKIT

This Training Provides Students With:

✓Course Presentations, Supporting Materials, Checklists, Templates, Additional Training Resources, Etc. (Provided On USB Thumb Drive)

✓ Insider Threat Investigations / Analyst Training Handbook (Hardcopy)

✓ Support Via E-Mail / Phone After Training

INSIDER THREAT INVESTIGATOR / ANALYST CERTIFICATE

This Certificate Will Certify To Employers That The Student Has The Comprehensive Knowledge, Skills And Resources To:

✓ Understand the critical components for an IRMP & the key stakeholders responsibilities that are required to support Insider Threat investigations.

✓ Understand the legal considerations on the collection, use and sharing of employee risk - threat information.

✓ Identify disgruntled employees and behavioral indictors of concern to an IRMP.

✓ Identify essential data sources required for Insider Threat Investigations (Technical, Non-Technical, Internal, External).

✓ Create the procedures and framework for Insider Threat reporting, conducting investigations and generating investigative reports.

✓ Evaluate Network Security & Insider Threat Detection Tools to identify gaps in detection capabilities.

✓ Understand the various techniques that malicious Insiders can use for exfiltrating data and Information, that can bypass technical detection capabilities.

TRAINING COURSE BROCHURE

https://www.insiderthreatdefense.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Insider-Threat-Investigations-Analysis-Training-Course-Brochure.pdf

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (CPE) CREDITS

Students attending this training will earn 16 CPE Credits towards CPE requirements for security certifications they have obtained.

TRAINING RECOGNITION / STUDENT SATISFACTION & COMMENTS

Over 1000+ individuals have attended our training courses and received ITP Manager / Insider Risk Program Manager and Insider Threat Investigator – Analyst Certificates.

ITDG training courses have been endorsed by our students (U.S. Government, Private Sector) as the most affordable, next generation and value packed training for IRM, that are taught from a real world, practical, strategic, operational and tactical perspective.

Our student satisfaction levels are in the exceptional range. We encourage you to read the feedback on the link below.

https://www.insiderthreatdefense.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/insider-threat-defense-group-client-evaluations-comments.pdf

COMPANY RECOGNITION

Since 2009, the ITDG has had a long standing reputation of providing our clients with proven experience, past performance and expert guidance that is real world, practical and covers IRM from a strategic, operational and tactical perspective.

The ITDG Has Provided IRMP Training & Consulting Services To An Impressive List Of 675+ Clients:

White House, U.S. Government Agencies, Department Of Defense (U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force & Space Force, Marines), Defense Contractors, Intelligence Community Agencies (DIA, NSA, NGA), Law Enforcement (DHS, TSA, FBI, U.S. Secret Service, DEA, Police Departments), Critical Infrastructure Providers (Power & Water), Aviation / Aerospace Providers (JetBlue Airways, Delta Airlines, Spacecraft Manufacturing & Launch), Banking & Financial Industry (Visa, Capital One Bank, BB&T Bank, HSBC Bank, KeyBank, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Equifax, TransUnion), Health Care Industry, Universities, Fortune 100 / 500 companies and others; Microsoft, Verizon, Walmart, Home Depot, Nike, Tesla, Dell Technologies, Nationwide Insurance, Discovery Channel, United Parcel Service, FedEx Custom Critical, and many more.

Complete Client Listing

https://www.insiderthreatdefense.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/insider-threat-defense-group-client-listing.pdf

TRAINING COURSE INSTRUCTORS BACKGROUND

Mr. Henderson (President / Training Course Instructor For ITDG) is an industry recognized IRMP Subject Matter Expert, that has 20+ years of experience, has protected classified information up to the TS-SCI level, has a broad background in many security disciplines, has received specialized training, holds numerous security certifications and received numerous awards for his contributions to the security field. (LinkedIn Profile)

SCIF Accreditation / Compliance Inspections (Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Department Of Energy (DOE))

ITP Program / IRM Analyst (DoD Insider Threat Counterintelligence Group / DIA)

Senior Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) For National Media Exploitation Center (DIA Sub Agency) (From Scratch Designed, Implemented And Managed A TS-SCI Information Security / Information Systems Security Program)

Information System Security Training Course Instructor (Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency)

Information Systems Security Program Management Training Course Instructor (Taught Class To 100 NSA ISSM's)

Network Administrator (Department of Justice)

Network Engineer (Critical Infrastructure Provider Of Water)

Designated Approving Authority Representative / Certifier For Information System & Networks (DOE, DIA)

Computer Forensics Investigator - Analyst (Central Intelligence Agency)

Network Traffic & Intrusion Analyst (U.S. Special Operations Command)

Technical Surveillance Countermeasure Inspections (Detection Of Electronic Covert Spy Devices) (DIA)

Founder & Chairman Of The National Insider Threat Special Interest Group (NITSIG) / Largest Network (1000+) Of IRM Professionals In The U.S. & Globally

Additional Information

Mr. Shawn M. Thompson, Esq. is one of the world’s foremost authorities on insider risk and national security. A licensed attorney and former senior federal official, Shawn built and led Google’s Global Insider Risk Management service, driving double-digit revenue growth and pioneering new enterprise offerings. He is the founder of the Insider Threat Management Group and the Insider Risk Advisory Council—recognized as a premier collective of Fortune 500 risk executives.

Shawn’s career includes tenure as a Senior Special Agent and Litigation Counsel at the National Security Agency, where he authored core policies under Executive Order 13587 and received the Director of National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation. At the FBI, he led legal strategy during the prosecution of Russian spies under the Illegals Program and played a critical role in the Snowden and WikiLeaks investigations. As a federal prosecutor, he successfully handled hundreds of criminal cases in high-pressure courtrooms.

Blending deep legal acumen with operational foresight, Shawn has advised companies like Nike, Apple, and Dell on complex investigations, regulatory compliance, and cyber defense. His published works—including Insider Risk Management and The Ultimate Guide to Building an Insider Threat Program—have become foundational texts across the industry.

A frequent advisor to global enterprises and government agencies, Shawn is sought after for his clarity, integrity, and unmatched expertise at the intersection of law, technology, and national security. He is a trusted force for safeguarding organizations against today’s most pressing internal risks. (LinkedIn Profile)

Please contact me if you have any questions about the training course.

E-Mail: amltaGVuZGVyc29uIHwgaW5zaWRlcnRocmVhdGRlZmVuc2Vncm91cCAhIGNvbQ== or Call: 561-809-6800

Jim Henderson, CISSP, CCISO

CEO Insider Threat Defense Group, Inc.

IRMP Training Course Instructor / Consultant

IRMP Gap Analysis / Evaluation & Optimization Assessor

Insider Risk - Threat Vulnerability Assessor

Insider Threat Investigations & Analysis Training Course Instructor

www.insiderthreatdefensegroup.com

Founder / Chairman Of The National Insider Threat Special Interest Group

Founder / Director Of Insider Threat Symposium & Expo

Insider Threat Researcher / Speaker

FBI InfraGard Member

www.nationalinsiderthreatsig.org

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