Digital Forensics and Cyber Security Center
Cybersecurity Resources
This is a curated list of resources for those interested in cybersecurity awareness, training, news and cyber challenges.
The URI Office of Information Security provides tips and awareness training for members of the URI community on Cyber Security Awareness. You can also find a list of current cyber security notices and bulletins.
CyberCorps Program Shared Curricular Resources For Other Institutions
URI’s CyberAICorps/CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program shares its program architecture documents, curriculum materials, and professional development resources freely with other institutions. Resources include the Four-Pathway Access Model, OnRamp bridge program materials, CyberAI track course syllabi, and the full CSF 505 Professional Development Seminar module library, which are all aligned to NIST NICE Workforce Framework job categories and NSA CAE knowledge units. All materials are released under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visit the Resource Sharing Site
Annual Challenges
Every year a number of groups and organizations host digital forensics or cyber security related challenges. Some of these are designed for the most advanced industry professionals who have spent many years working in the field, while others are geared towards high school students or people who are just starting to become interested in the field. Below is a list of some of the more popular challenges that are held annually.
CyberPatriot National High School Cyber Defense Competition
National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
SANS Cyber Aces National Challenge
Resources for URI Students, Staff, and Faculty
In addition to the resources that are publicly available through other links on the site, URI also holds subscriptions to a number of popular journals that regularly publish material related to digital forensics or cyber security. To gain access to these resources you must be a member of the URI Community, such as a student, staff member, or faculty.
If you are a member of the URI Community, you can go to the URI Library page and use the link on the left hand side, titled ‘E-Journal List’, to search through the journals that URI has subscriptions with.
The following is just a sampling of some of the tech-related journals that URI subscribes to.
ScienceDirect – Computer Law and Security Report (1995 to 2008)
IEEE – Security & Privacy (2003 to present)
IEEE – Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (2006 to present)
IEEE Proceedings – Information Security (2006 to present)
ScienceDirect – Computers & Security (1995 to present)
ScienceDirect – Computer Fraud & Security (1996 to present)