Norwich University Center for Advanced Computing and Digital Forensics

Research & Collaboration in Advanced Computing and Digital Forensic Technologies

Collaborative Supporters

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Collaborative Supporters

The NUACC and the School of Business and Management at Norwich University have collaborative relationships with a diverse variety of industry leaders and government agencies. Below we list these organizations and the many ways in which they support the efforts of the NUACC, our students, and the School of Business and Management at Norwich University.

Clicking on the blue links in each organization's description will take you to its website. Clicking on the Board of Industry Advisors tab to the left of this pane will take you to the blue ribbon panel of advisors that helps keep the NUACC pointed in the right direction for today's complex computing and information assurance environments.

NetClarity, a privately held company, founded in 2003 with corporate headquarters in Bedford, MA. NetClarity is the leading provider of NACwall (Network Access Control walls) security solutions to the financial market. NetClarity has provided its NACWall appliance as part of NUACC's IWar Cluster

Mu Dynamics' Mu-4000 Analyzer platform offers an easily-deployed and flexible solution for proactive service assurance. It methodically applies millions of variations of service level traffic, and thoroughly analyzes the impact on IP-based networks. Mu Dynamics has provided a fully configured Mu4000 Service Analyzer to the NUACC IWar Cluster.

Core Security Technologies is the leader in comprehensive security testing software solutions that IT executives rely on to expose vulnerabilities, measure operational risk, and assure security effectiveness. The company’s CORE IMPACT product family offers a comprehensive approach to assessing the security of network systems, endpoint systems, email users and web applications against complex threats. Core Security has provided its Core Impact Professional penetration tool for use in the IWar Cluster.

Technology Pathways develops, markets, and supports ProDiscover computer forensic software for the Corporate IT, Government, and Legal markets. The ProDiscover family of forensic software addresses applications including criminal and civil investigations, corporate internal investigations, incident response, and electronic discovery. Technology Pathways has provided the ProDiscover IR over-the-network forensic analysis tool for Norwich's student forensic laboratory.

Lockheed Federal Credit Union has always led from strength. In more than 70 years of safeguarding its members' deposits, it hasn't lost a penny. This makes LFCU one of the premier credit unions in America with more than $2.7 billion in assets. LFCU supports Norwich and NUACC through supporting cooperative research and by providing internship projects to our students.

WetStone Technologies develops software solutions that support investigators and analysts engaged in the eCrime Investigation, eForensics and incident response activities. WetStone has provided their Gargoyle Investigator and Stego Suite software for Norwich's student forensics laboratory. WetStone also has sponsored the CyberCadets DC3 forensic competition entry since 2007. Finally, WetStone is a Research Partner with NUACC.

ZyXEL Communications Corp. is one of the few companies in the world capable of offering complete networking solutions ranging from DSL customer premise equipment, central office equipment, Internet security appliances, switches, WLAN equipment, network-attached storage and centralized network management systems. ZyXEL has provided its Unified Security Gateway for our virtual clusters.

Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI), serves the national public interest through the study of critical national issues and the development of related educational and training programs; by conducting rapid research, development and deployment of needed technologies; and by addressing related policy, information management and technology issues to enhance a national capability for preparedness and response. NUARI is a NUACC Research Partner and has provided funding for the Virtual Laboratory Infrastructure.

The State of Vermont Department of Information and Innovation was created in 2003 to provide direction and oversight for all activities directly related to information technology within state government, including telecommunications services, information technology equipment, software, accessibility, and networks in state government. Tom Murray, CIO and Commissioner of DII has broad authority to meet the goals of the department as established by statute and policy. The Vermont DII provides internship opportunities to our students.

Amenaza Technologies Limited is pleased to supply SecurITree licenses to the NUACC CYber Weapons Range Cluster. Amenaza's SecurITree threat modeling software models the interaction between adversaries and their targets. By examining the attacker's abilities and goals the software is able to predict the likelihood of each attack scenario. When factored with the victim's impact, this forms the basis of a sophisticated risk analysis system.

NIKSUN has provided solutions since 1997 that comprehensively monitor the network for performance, security, and policy compliance. NIKSUN was the first in the industry to invent technology to oversee large, complicated network environments in a manner similar to a camera recording real-life events, with the added intelligence for detecting anamolies, network instrusions, and data breaches.

The International Journal of Cyber Criminology - Academic Partner - The International Journal of Cyber Criminology (IJCC) is a peer reviewed online (open access) interdisciplinary journal published biannually and devoted to the study of cyber crime, cyber criminal behavior, cyber victims, cyber laws and cyber investigations.