This session will be a deep dive into one of the most talked about and misunderstood end-to-end encryption platforms, Telegram.  While many harbor their own opinions about Telegram and its founder Pavel Durov, Telegram has significantly expanded and evolved since its inception in August 2013.  Today, Telegram is much more than just messaging.  It has evolved to become a social media platform, as well as its own payment ecosystem with The Open Network blockchain.  The core functionality of Telegram will be covered, specifically the proprietary MTProto protocol, and how Telegram evolved to the “Secret Chat” feature.  Exploits in Telegram will be covered, as well as open-source investigative tools to help unmask criminal actors that utilize the platform.  From Channels, to Bots…the key features that make Telegram stand apart from other E2EE competitors will be explained.  With over 1 billion users, it is time for all of us to put aside our animus and understand what Telegram actually is, and what it has the potential to become!

Keven Hendricks is an adjunct instructor for the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).  He began his law enforcement career in 2007 and has previously served as a task force officer for FBI and DEA cyber crime task forces during his tenure.  He is a contributing author with the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, American Police Beat, and The Blue Magazine and is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert in dark web investigations by the Department of Defense – DTIC, contributing to analytic journals and technical reports.  His expertise has been quoted in The Washington Post, NPR, The Economist, NY Magazine – Intelligencer, and Wired.  He speaks at conferences all over the world and instructs to law enforcement in both the United States and internationally.

He is a Certified Cyber Crime Examiner (3CE) and Certified Cyber Crime Investigator (3CI) by NW3C, a Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator through the Blockchain Intelligence Group, and a Certified Digital Asset Professional through the Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Alliance.  He is the founder of the Ubivis Project – StopDarkwebDrugs.com and currently sits on the advisory council for the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative.

Tickets

$10.00 Member Virtual Ticket

$20.00 Non-Member Virtual Ticket