The Center for Cybersecurity and Forensics Education and Research (CyFER) is the oldest designated research center at Norwich University, being formed in 2009. At its core, CyFER provides an experiential, hands-on opportunity for a diverse group of students to manage and maintain a dedicated data center which provides infrastructure for:
- Student, faculty and collaborative research
- Teaching specialist cybersecurity classes through virtualized environments
- Support for co-curricular computing activities such as Super Bowl 50 and the 2019 College Football National Championships
- Incubator projects (esports, etc.)
- Hosting specialized lab environments for outreach activities such as GenCyber camps
Participation in CyFER is open to any student with a dedication to learn new skills. Interested? Please contact Huw O. L. Read.
CyRUP Conference 2022
Cybersecurity Research in Undergraduate Programs (CyRUP) is an initiative to help define and move toward a science of cybersecurity. Students participate in research projects based in their majors and concentrations, including digital forensics and information security project areas. Mentors help undergraduate students through the process of academic research, and help provide guidance to publish in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Current active student research projects include:
- Forensic analysis of secondhand embedded systems
- Identification of artifacts in different Internet of Things (IoT) environments
- Frameworks for assessing suitability of voting software
- Efficacy of Brain Computer Interaction (BCI) devices when subjected to distractions
- Research into next-gen gaming consoles to support future law enforcement investigations
- Analysis of data remnants left behind by modern chat-communication apps on mobile phones
Cyber Summer Immersion
For rising sophomores at Norwich University
Application Deadline March 20, 2022 | Apply Here
Peer-reviewed published student work includes:
“Forensic analysis of the Nintendo 3DS NAND,” with G. Pessolano, H. Read, K. Xynos, and I. Sutherland, Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual DFRWS USA, Portland, Oregon, USA, July 14-17, 2019.
“Welcome pwn: Almond smart home hub forensics,”with A. Awasthi, H. Read, K. Xynos, and I. Sutherland, Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual DFRWS USA, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, July 15-18, 2018.
“Committing the perfect crime: a teaching perspective,” with L. Cathy, E. Øvensen, R. Little, I. Sutherland and H. Read, Proceedings of the Seventeenth European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, Oslo, Norway, June 28-29, 2018.
“Amazon Fire TV Stick: A First Look,” with L. C. Morrison, H. Read, K. Xynos, I. Sutherland, Thirteenth Annual IFIP WG 11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics, Orlando, Florida, January 30-February 1, 2017.
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