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DC3 Mission

A Federal Cyber Center that delivers innovative capabilities and expertise to enable and inform law enforcement,
cybersecurity, and national security partners.

What We Do

DC3 offers a range of integrated services, including cyber training, digital and multimedia forensics, vulnerability disclosure,
cybersecurity support to the Defense Industrial Base, analysis and operational enablement, and advanced technical solutions and capabilities.

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Cyber Forensics Laboratory (CFL)

CFL Mission

The Cyber Forensics Laboratory (CFL) is a world-class facility providing comprehensive analysis of digital evidence. CFL delivers digital and multimedia (D/MM) evidence processing, forensic examinations, and expert testimony for any DoD Agency requiring investigative support.

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Cyber Training Academy (CTA)

CTA Mission

The DC3 Cyber Training Academy (CTA) provides in-residence and online training to DoD elements that protect DoD information systems from unauthorized use, criminal, fraudulent, and foreign intelligence activities.



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Information Technology (XT)

TSD Mission

Information Technology (XT) is the research, development, test, and evaluation component of DC3. Information Technology supports DC3 mission areas and external partners with tools and techniques tailored to meet the specific requirements of digital forensic examiners and cyber intrusion analysts.

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Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP)

VDP Mission

The DoD Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) leverages the intellectual capital of private-sector cyber security researchers to identify vulnerabilities on the DoD Information Network (DoDIN) in order to improve network defenses and enhance mission assurance.



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Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Collaborative Information Sharing Environment (DCISE)

DCISE Mission

Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Collaborative Information Sharing Environment (DCISE) works with private industry to protect critical programs, assets, and technology information residing on or transiting DIB controlled unclassified networks.



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Operations Enablement (OE)

OED Mission

The DC3's Operations Enablement (OE) mission and principal focus is to amplify the effects of DoD-wide Law Enforcement and Counterintelligence (LE/CI) investigations and operations, and by extension, the effects of the U.S. Intelligence Community at large.



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If you have any questions, please contact Cyber Forensics Laboratory Customer Support at afosi.dc3.cflintake@us.af.mil.

Does my institution qualify for CDFAE designation?

The CDFAE program offers designations to accredited, non-profit, academic programs that confer a digital forensics-related degree. To receive CDFAE designation, an institution's accredited academic program must map courses against a common core curriculum.

Why should my institution pursue CDFAE designation?

The United States is in a cybersecurity workforce deficit. More than ever, organizations need to plan for the future as significant shifts in cyber operations accelerate globally. Digital forensics skill sets provide crosscutting application to multiple fields.

In its strictest connotation, digital forensics is the application of computer science and investigative procedures involving the examination of digital evidence, including proper search authority, chain of custody, validation with mathematics, use of validated tools, repeatability, reporting, and expert testimony.

Beyond traditional legal purposes, the same techniques, scientific rigor, and procedural precision now support the range of military operations and course of action (examples: computer network operations and counterintelligence objectives).

CDFAE serves as a prime avenue for cultivating leaders to meet evolving objectives across the digital forensics and cyber communities, as it is vital to protect, investigate, and serve public, private, and national goals.

What are the benefits to the students?

Military Students: Earn college credits for completed DC3 Cyber Training Academy courses

Civilian Students: Earn DoD certifications after graduation and hired within DoD and Federal government

Students who complete the program will:

  • Have a DoD-recognized skill set and awareness of current issues facing digital forensics investigators and examiners.
  • Be valued for their highly desirable and unique skill sets.
  • Be capable of using current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for digital forensic examination of digital media, files, operating systems, devices, networks, and applications for discovery and recovery of evidence.
  • Have the aptitude to design, implement, and evaluate a system, process, component, or program to meet digital forensic needs.
  • Appreciate professional, ethical, legal, security, social, and continuing education and development responsibilities.

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