Scholarship for Service: Digital Forensics and Undergraduate Information Security

詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学计算机科学系通过联邦网络服务：信息保障服务奖学金（SFS）计划，为信息安全和数字取证专业的三批本科生和研究生提供支持。本科生将获得计算机科学学士学位和全面的信息安全认证，而研究生将获得计算机科学硕士学位，专注于数字取证，这是核心计算机科学概念和数字取证技术研究的结合。课程以系统为导向，但也包括核心的数字取证组件，如取证过程、相关法律、分析技术和报告写作。计算机科学系已培养了200多名IA专业研究生和150多名获得CNSS 4011证书的本科生。未来的安全专业人员有机会参与研究活动，特别是在数字取证领域。该项目通过向雇用他们的机构提供科学学士学位毕业生通用计算和安全技能，对联邦劳动力的信息保障和计算机安全能力产生了直接影响。数字取证专业的毕业生是联邦执法和情报机构的宝贵财富，他们拥有调查国家基础设施复杂事件和攻击所需的技能。私立学校正大力关注从少数族裔院校招收学生。

The Computer Science Department at James Madison University is supporting three cohorts of undergraduate and graduate students in Information Security and Digital Forensics via the Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) in Information Assurance program. The undergraduate students are earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a thorough Information Security certification while the graduate students are earning a Master's degree in Computer Science with a concentration in Digital Forensics, a combination of core computer science concepts and a technical study of digital forensics. The curriculum is system-oriented but also includes core digital forensics components such as the forensic process, relevant laws, analysis techniques, and report writing. The CS Department has already graduated over 200 graduate students with IA concentrations and over 150 undergraduate students with CNSS 4011 certificates. Future security professionals are given opportunities to be involved in research activities, especially in the area of Digital Forensics.The project is having an immediate impact on the Information Assurance and Computer Security capabilities of the federal workforce by providing Bachelor of Science graduates with general computing and security skills to the agencies that employ them. The graduates from the Digital Forensics concentration are valuable assets for federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies, bringing with them the skills needed to investigate complex incidents and attacks to the national infrastructure. The PIs are focusing strongly on recruiting students from minority institutions.