Certified Social Media Intelligence Analyst (SMIA)

CURRICULUM

• Welcome to SMIA
• Social media Investigations
• Advanced Social Media Investigations
• Cell Phone & Mobile Device Forensics
• Advanced Cell Phone & Mobile Device Forensics
• Chatting up Your Person of Interest
• What do we do with Dating Sites
• Legal Fundamentals of Cyber Investigations
• Preparing Your Case File
• Final Board Exam

BROCHURE

Want to learn more about the SMIA? Within this program, you are going to discover cutting-edge techniques and real-world training in social media investigations and intelligence and position yourself as an industry-recognized expert with this incredible Certification Program. Download the complete syllabus here.

Exam Pass Guarantee - We do offer an exam pass guarantee which states if you take and complete the entire course and get 90% or better on all of the quizzes, and then sit for the exam and fail you will get another single attempt on us.

Exam Details Program - is graded on a pass/fail system by obtaining a 70% or better is considered a passing grade. The exam is taken online at the convenience of your home or office. It is a closed book exam and is 200 questions. The questions are in a true/false, multiple-choice & scenario-based format. It is a timed exam, you get 3 hours to complete the exam and you must do so in one sitting. Once you start the exam you must complete it. You get one attempt to pass the exam. If you fail the exam you must purchase a new exam license to sit for the exam.

RENEWAL

The cost is $125 for an additional two years and requires proof of completion of 15 CPE credits. 

ELIGIBILITY

Bachelor’s degree or higher plus one year of experience in fraud, investigations, IT, law enforcement, forensics, criminal justice, law, and/or loss prevention

OR
Associates degree plus two years of experience as stated above
OR 
High school diploma or equivalency plus four years of experience as stated above 

In addition, a person convicted of a felony, any crime of moral turpitude or misdemeanor relating to honesty, theft, embezzlement, fraud or the like shall be ineligible to become an SMIA®. Applicant must provide a copy of the certified transcript of education ONLY if using a college degree rather than an experience to qualify. The applicant must successfully pass the prescribed criminal background check. Falsification or omission of information on the application form will be reason enough to disqualify an applicant from becoming or remaining a Certified Social Media Intelligence Analyst (SMIA).

What if I do not meet the eligibility requirements?

If you do not meet the eligibility requirements above that's OK! We offer a qualified program where you can get the same great training and earn a "Qualified" credential. Then when you meet the eligibility all you need to do is return and purchase the Certified Exam License to sit for the exam and earn your "Certified" credential. (Click image below for more information) 

Our vision is to revolutionize the way professionals in the law enforcement, intelligence and investigative sectors learn around the globe; our mission is to empower our students to transform the industry by leading, developing and equipping other leaders, and to build meaningful relationships with other professionals around the globe.

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• The National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework supports the nation’s cybersecurity workforce development efforts.
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Our programs are all inclusive. We don't nickle and dime you to death making you purchase everything separately. We offer a money back guarantee. We provide lifetime access and updates to our materials. We offer live instructor and customer support which answers in under 10 seconds. We offer an exam pass guarantee. We actually care about your success and are willing to help you to achieve those goals. This is only the start, and as you can see no one else offers this within the industry.

Why should I learn with you guys?

Do me a favor and jump into chat and you will see right away how responsive we are and how much we care. Then go to our competitors site and try the same thing. You will experience the difference right away. We actually care and are very responsive to your needs. It all starts there when you need us we are here.

If the program is online and self study why is there a limited seat count?

Because we offer live instructor support with our programs, we cant just enroll 500 people at once. It would be a massive overload on our instructors. So we limit the number of students each month into our programs so that way we can provide one incredible learning experience to you. We are more worried about the quality of your training vs the quantity of students we can enroll at one time. That's why our professionals are better trained, equipped and develop into better leaders than the rest.

Your programs are to expensive.

Our thought is this. If you want to be the best you should go to the best and learn from the best. Your time is valuable and your money is precious. If you are going to invest in yourself, learn it right the first time. There are cheaper options out there, but you get what you pay for in this world. You would't pay a bum to teach you how to become a millionaire would you? Neither would we.

• If you are a professional looking for advancement opportunities, our latest salary survey shows our professional earn a whopping 30% more money than those without. That is a huge ROI for holding one of our certifications.
• If you are an employer our certified professionals are 203% more effective and efficient in solving and closing cases than their peers without our training.

I don't have enough time, I am really busy.

The great thing is we offer online self study programs if you cant make our in person training programs. You have lifetime access to the training program, materials and updates and a whole year to sit for the exam. Our programs are designed for busy professionals to work at your own speed when its convenient.

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At this point, we aren't asking you to rip anything out. A lot of our students used to or still use Competitor X. We'd just like the opportunity to show you how we are different and how we have provided additional value to our customers. As our instructors and governing board come from a wide variety of backgrounds IE federal, local, state law enforcement, intelligence, military, fraud, investigation etc we can offer a fresh perspective and real world experience to open your eyes to concepts and ideas that you might not of been exposed to in the past.

I don't understand the value and I'm too busy to think about it.

The value is simple, to learn more than what we know. Enhance your current skill sets to be more effective than what you are now. And to increase your credibility within your organization and sector by having third party validation of your skill sets which is useful in court room testimony etc.

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McAfee Institute has been around since 2011 providing training within the intelligence and investigative sectors to the industry's elite in federal, local, state law enforcement, intelligence, military, retail, banking, private investigation and more. 

What if I don't like the program?

We are the only certification provider in the industry that offers an astounding 3 day money back guarantee. Why is that? Because we are that confident you will love the experience there is no risk at all. Our competitors are not that confident, that's why they don't. They want to trap you, we don't. Try the program for 3 days, explore 5 % of the program, if you don't like it we will refund every penny. Its simple!