GOVERNMENT
NCSA to develop tool to help law officers address cybercrime
Project supported by grant from National Institute of Justice: The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) has been awarded more than $300,000 from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for the first year of a two-year project to develop a tool that aids law officers addressing cybercrime. 
State and local law enforcement officers often deal with crimes that have a computer component, whether they are responding to a report of cyberstalking or simply trying to determine if a suspect's computer holds significant evidence. Because these first-responders are typically not experts in computer and networking technologies, NCSA aims to develop a portable, low-cost tool to help them easily gather the information they need. This Live Computer System Capture and Triage Tool (CCTT) will help officers quickly, easily, accurately gather information from a digital system and also will support on-site examination of evidence. The CCTT will provide interactive guidance for users, helping them determine whether a computer system needs to be taken in for further investigation or whether the critical information can be gathered in the field. NCSA's work to design, develop, and test this low-cost, portable tool will be part of the National Center for Digital Intrusion Response (NCDIR), a collaboration between NCSA and the FBI. The CCTT work will be led by Randy Butler and Von Welch and will be performed in collaboration with the FBI.
State and local law enforcement officers often deal with crimes that have a computer component, whether they are responding to a report of cyberstalking or simply trying to determine if a suspect's computer holds significant evidence. Because these first-responders are typically not experts in computer and networking technologies, NCSA aims to develop a portable, low-cost tool to help them easily gather the information they need. This Live Computer System Capture and Triage Tool (CCTT) will help officers quickly, easily, accurately gather information from a digital system and also will support on-site examination of evidence. The CCTT will provide interactive guidance for users, helping them determine whether a computer system needs to be taken in for further investigation or whether the critical information can be gathered in the field. NCSA's work to design, develop, and test this low-cost, portable tool will be part of the National Center for Digital Intrusion Response (NCDIR), a collaboration between NCSA and the FBI. The CCTT work will be led by Randy Butler and Von Welch and will be performed in collaboration with the FBI.