SaTC: EDU: Online Digital Forensics Courses and Labs for Students and Professionals

在当前互联网连接的世界中，大多数公司、政府机构和公众严重依赖网络世界进行信息和数据管理、处理和交换。信息泄露和数据泄露对企业、政府和人们的生活造成的损害越来越大。相应地，黑客有更多的动机为经济和政治利益进行攻击。虽然现有的网络安全课程侧重于防御性解决方案，但中佛罗里达大学提出的这一在线课程试图为专门的数字取证学生和专业人员提供防御性和攻击后数字取证课程。该项目将丰富未来的网络安全工作人员，使其具备预防和攻击后的数字取证技能，以有效对抗网络攻击的前因后果。该项目还将帮助缓解网络安全领域合格的数字取证研究人员和从业人员的短缺。具体地说，在这个项目中，研究人员将建立一个在线数字取证项目，包括两个入门课程和七个动手实验室。该项目将帮助学生和专业人员建立必要的背景，以执行高压、熟练的攻击后数字取证分析和事件响应。学生和专业人员将获得数字取证知识，以应对未来新兴网络系统中的挑战，例如联网的关键基础设施。与此同时，随着计算机和智能设备渗透到我们生活的方方面面，数字取证培训不仅应该涵盖传统的个人电脑，还应该涵盖新兴的智能设备，包括智能手机和物联网(IoT)。根据这一要求，该计划还包括关于智能手机和物联网设备的取证分析的课程材料和动手实验室。该项目的主要成果将是加强网络安全课程，包括数字取证课程和实践实验室模块，重点是评估和分析网络攻击以及攻击后阶段的对策。通过这个项目，学生和专业人员将准备好必要的数字取证知识，以便在未来的网络安全和数字取证职业中担任特定的角色。此外，项目中强调实践实验，因为这些实验可以帮助学生从课程中巩固他们的知识，并最终为他们应对现实世界的网络安全挑战做好准备。

In the current Internet-connected world, most companies, government agencies, and the public heavily rely on the cyber world for information and data management, processing, and exchange. Information leakage and data breaches have become increasingly damaging to businesses, the government, and people's lives. Correspondingly, hackers have more incentive to attack for financial and political gains. While the existing cybersecurity curricula focus on defensive solutions, this proposed online program from the University of Central Florida attempts to provide both defensive and post-attack digital forensics curriculum for dedicated digital forensics students and professionals. This project will enrich the future cybersecurity workforce with both preventative and post-attack digital forensics skills to effectively counter the cause and effect of cyber-attacks. This program will also help alleviate shortages of qualified digital forensic researchers and practitioners in cybersecurity areas.Specifically, in this project, the researchers will build an online digital forensics program including two introductory courses and seven hands-on labs. The program will help build the necessary background for students and professionals to perform high pressure, skilled post-attack digital forensics analysis and incident responses. Students and professionals will acquire digital forensics knowledge to tackle future challenges in emerging cyber-systems such as networked critical infrastructures. Meanwhile, as computers and smart devices penetrate every aspect of our life, digital forensics training should not only cover traditional personal computers but also emerging smart devices, including smart phones and Internet of Things (IoT). Upon this request, this program also includes course materials and hands-on labs on forensic analysis of smart phones and IoT devices. The principal outcomes of the project will be enhancing cybersecurity curricula to include digital forensics courses and hands-on lab modules that focus on evaluating and analyzing cyber-attacks and countermeasures at the post-attack stage. Through this project, students and professionals will be prepared with the digital forensics knowledge necessary for them to undertake specific roles in future cybersecurity and digital forensics careers. Further, hands-on labs are emphasized in the project since these can help students solidify their knowledge from coursework and will eventually prepare them for real-world cybersecurity challenges.