The CISA resources include two laboratories and conference rooms equipped with networked desktop computers that are configured with multiple operating systems, including Windows 2008 Server, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista Ultimate/Business, Windows XP SP2, Fedora Linux, Solaris 10, Ubuntu Linux, BSD Linux, Mac OSX, and Debian Linux. Several of these computers are also configured for Virtualization technology which includes VMWare, Xen, and MS Virtual Server. In addition, these laboratories are equipped with wireless devices such as laptop computers, PDAs, Wimax, and GPS receivers. Data gathering and analysis for digital forensics are facilitated by state-of-the art hardware and software tools such as disk jockey forensic kit, Paraben’s SIM card seizure kit, and disk imaging kits.
The laboratory equipment and tools are optimized for educational hands-on experimentations, empirical testing, and research. Education and research activities currently supported are:
- Disk and flash-drive forensics
- Network security
- Intrusion detection and prevention
- Wireless security
- Cryptography
- Cell Phone forensics
- Steganography
- Security Visualization
- Security log analysis
- Compliance tools
- Virtualization security
