Limited Term Adjunct Instructor, College of Applied Science and Technology
Cynthia Hetherington, MLS, MSM, CFE, CII is the founder and president of Hetherington Group, a consulting, publishing, and training firm that leads in due diligence, corporate intelligence, and cyber investigations by keeping pace with the latest security threats and assessments. She has authored three books on how to conduct investigations and annually trains over 7,200 investigators, security professionals, attorneys, accountants, auditors, military intelligence professionals, and federal, state, and local agencies on best practices. Ms. Hetherington is a Subject Matter Expert and OSINT Instructor at the National Security Agency’s Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations CAE-CO) and Cyber Defense CAE-CD) an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Arizona’s College of Applied Science Technology CAST) and an OSINT Instructor at the Department of Defense’s United States Special Operations Command USSOCOM)For more than 25 years, Ms. Hetherington has led national and international investigations in corporate due diligence and fraud, personal asset recovery, and background checks. With a specialization in the financial, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications industries, her investigations have recovered millions of dollars in high profile corruption cases, assisting on the investigations of the totwo Ponzi cases in United States history.