DC3 Mission

Information Technology

The Information Technology component within DC3 serves as its technical solutions arm, providing essential support to DC3's various Mission Areas. Furthermore, it extends its robust support to both the Department of War's (DoW) Intelligence and Law Enforcement communities, enabling their critical operations

 

Information Technology

Strategic Focus

  • Custom Solutions: Tailors software and systems for digital forensic examiners and cyber intrusion analysts.

  • Tool Validation: Validates commercial, government, and open-source digital forensic tools for relevance and reproducibility.

  • Technology Leadership: Proactively identifies, researches, and evaluates new technologies, techniques, and tools.

  • Standards Development: Actively participates in creating industry standards like STIX and CASE.

  • Tool Sharing: Shares internally developed tools with federal, state, and local law enforcement.

  • Repository Maintenance: Maintains the Counterintelligence Tool Repository (CITR) for both classified and unclassified tools.

Course Catalog

DC3 Tools & Validations

DC3 offers a number of open source tools available on GitHub and SourceForge, as well as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) tools for official use.

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DC3 Validations

Validation reports for digital forensic tools to ensure relevancy and reproducibility. These reports are UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO and for U.S. DoW, Federal LE/CI official use only.

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Capabilities

  • Proactively identify, research and evaluate relevant new technologies, techniques and tools.
  • Design and develop digital forensic, analytic and enterprise workflow tools.
  • Test DC3-developed software to ensure required performance and reliability.
  • Validate digital forensic tools to ensure relevancy and reproducibility as to expected use.

Tools & Resources

Open Source Tools

A number of our open source tools and validations are freely available to the public.

CUI Tools & Validations

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) tools are restricted to U.S. DoW, Federal law enforcement, and counterintelligence (LE/CI) for official use only.

For access or inquiries, all others should contact:
DC3.XTInfo@us.af.mil
The Counterintelligence Tool Repository (CITR)

The CITR is a warehouse of classified and unclassified tools supporting digital forensics and CI needs. The portal provides downloadable executables or instructions on how to obtain the tool from the hosting agency.

For access or inquiries, please contact:
DC3.XTInfo@us.af.mil

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Phone: 410-694-4310