Norwich University Colloquium on
Cyber Criminology, Criminalistics and Investigation
Sponsored by the Norwich University Chapter of the
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
14-15 October 2011
Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont
Milano Ballroom, Crawford Hall,
Friday 14 October 07:30-20:00
Saturday Workshop: 15 October 2011
09:00-16:00 in
Dewey 309
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There is no cost for participation.
If you didn't reserve in time, we'll put you at the end of the buffet line!
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Friday's Keynote Speaker is world-renowned forensic psychologist Richard Walter. Mr Walter is one of the Vidocq Society's founders; his work is featured in Michael Capuzzo's nonfiction bestseller The Murder Room and the television show "Medical Detectives." Mr Walter will also be available to sign copies of The Murder Room, which will be available for sale. We will also be giving away two signed copies of The Murder Room as door prizes.
Vermont State's Chief Information Security Officer, Kris Rowley, MSIA, who is a Norwich graduate, will discuss the implications of cybercrime from a government perspective. Kris Rowley has been CISO for Vermont sinc 2008. Prior to working for the state she was employed with Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. At Norwich she worked with the CISO, Dr Peter R. Stephenson, to develop and write University security policies. She also worked for the School of Graduate Studies as an Administrative Director.
NIKSUN Founder and CEO, Parag Pruthi, PhD, will discuss network forensics. Dr. Parag Pruthi founded Niksun, Inc. and serves as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, Dr. Pruthi was at Bellcore, Telcordia and other research institutions. In his prior career, he was instrumental in developing leading edge tools for large-scale collection and analysis of data from production carrier and enterprise networks. His expertise stems from solving important problems in security, telephony, broadband and wireless network management. Dr. Pruthi holds a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and a Master's in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology, and a Doctorate in Telecommunications from The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. His thesis was titled "An Application of Chaotic Maps to Packet Traffic Modeling" which was the first thesis in applying chaotic and fractal or self-similar systems to accurately model the seemingly erratic nature of network traffic.
Dr Peter Stephenson, PhD, VSM, CISSP, CISM, FICAF, Associate Prof of Cyber Investigation and Director of the Norwich University Center for Advanced Computing and Digital Forensics will present a "romance scam" case currently under investigation in Toledo, Ohio. Dubbed the "Facebook Faker" by the media, this scammer has escalated his scam from cyber space to the real world and has reached the point of forcible rape and assault of his victims. Unlike romance scams that are conducted from Europe and Africa, where the scammers rarely meet their victims face-to-face this scammer actively seeks out his victims and arranges meetings, sometimes with dire consequences. Dr. Stephenson is analyzing this case as part of his ongoing research in cyber criminology and criminalistics.
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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:
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A panel discussion organized by Norwich University Criminal Justice Lecturer, David Orrick, PhD, will debate the value of defining the field of cyber criminology.
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Mr Walter's after-dinner talk will discuss Jack the Ripper.
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Mr Walter and Norwich University CISO Peter R. Stephenson, PhD, VSM, CISSP, CISM, FICAF, will lead the Saturday Workshop on Crime Assessment and Cyber Crime Assessment -- from the Physical to the Digital.
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We will issue Continuing Professional Education credits on demand using a sign-up sheet.
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Some of the presentations will be recorded and posted as podcasts (with permission of the recorded speakers).
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WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT OF OUR SPONSORS:
