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DC3 empowers action in cyberspace through innovation, collaboration, and world-class training to reduce cyber risks and build a secure future.
The Cyber Forensics Laboratory performs Digital and Multimedia (D/MM) forensic examinations, repairs damaged devices and extracts otherwise inaccessible data from them, and provides expert testimony in legal proceedings for DC3 customers. The lab’s robust intrusion and malware analysis capability supports law enforcement, counterintelligence, and Defense Industrial Base activities and operations. The Cyber Forensics Laboratory also works with the Defense Cyber Operations Panel (which consists of Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations and Military Department Counterintelligence Organizations) to develop requirements and set standards for digital investigations as new technologies emerge and evolve. The Cyber Forensics Laboratory is an accredited lab under ISO 17025 by the ANSI National Accreditation Board, and its operations are subject to strict quality control and peer review. The Cyber Forensics Laboratory produces results which are valid and reliable, based on conditions and methods which are repeatable. • Digital and Multimedia (D/MM) forensic examinations • Device Repair • Data Extraction • Expert Testimony for DC3 Customers
Cyber Forensics Laboratory's D/MM forensic processes include:
Select and download the appropriate form from the list below.
Please complete the form providing as much information as possible and be sure to sign it. Please contact Cyber Forensics Laboratory Intake for coordination.
After completing and signing the form, please print out a copy to include with your evidence submission.
Mail the complete and signed form along with original evidence to Cyber Forensics Laboratory (Send all power cables and unique data interface cables).
Data Tape, Log File, and Multimedia Submission Tips
Call Cyber Forensics Laboratory Customer Support & Intake for the address at 410-981-0310 or 622-2595
Note: If you encounter any issues downloading or viewing the forms below (such as a "Please wait..." page), follow the instructions here to change your browser settings. ** You may need to right-click the link and select "Save Link As..." to download the file. For guidance and assistance with forms please contact Cyber Forensics Laboratory Customer Support & Intake at 410-981-0310 or DSN 622-2595 or email afosi.dc3.cflintake@us.af.mil**
Many people have sent Cyber Forensics Laboratory devices that could have been recovered, but their attempts made additional recovery impossible.
Include a drive for the data when you submit your package.
Even very small pieces may have critical components, or contain information and clues that can be very useful in the repair of the device.
If you are sending a hard drive that has a breach exposing the internal cavity of the drive to the outside environment, attempt to stop continued contamination by sealing the drive in an anti-static bag or other means with equal or greater physical and environmental protection.