Educating the Next Generation of Cyberforensic Professionals

Authors

Mark Pollitt, Daytona State CollegeFollow
Philip Craiger, Daytona State CollegeFollow

Submitting Campus

Daytona Beach

Department

Security Studies & International Affairs

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication/Presentation Date

2014

Abstract/Description

This paper provides a historical overview of the development of cyberforensics as a scientific discipline, along with a description of the current state of training, educational programs, certification and accreditation. The paper traces the origins of cyberforensics, the acceptance of cyberforensics as a forensic science and its recognition as a component of information security. It also discusses the development of professional certification and standardized bodies of knowledge that have had a substantial impact on the discipline. Finally, it discusses the accreditation of cyberforensic educational programs, its linkage with the bodies of knowledge and its effect on cyberforensic educational programs.

Publication Title

Advances in Digital Forensics X

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44952-3_22

Publisher

IFIP/Springer

Additional Information

Dr. Craiger was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was written.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Pollitt, M., & Craiger, P. (2014). Educating the Next Generation of Cyberforensic Professionals. Advances in Digital Forensics X, (). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44952-3_22