Projects

Development of a Nationally Recognized Cybercrime Investigations Laboratory and Research Facility

Description of project

John Jay College of Criminal Justice received congressionally directed funding for state-of-the-art equipment to build a Cybercrime Investigations Laboratory and Research Facility to augment its Center for Cybercrime Studies.  This new facility, when fully implemented and equipped, will enable our researchers, information technology professionals, faculty experts in computer science and the affiliates of our Center to conduct cutting-edge research in critical national security-related issues including cyber threat intelligence, digital forensics, malware analysis, system security, critical infrastructure protection, clearnet and darknet cybercrime investigations, and critical incident response. Access to the lab will enhance the ability of John Jay faculty and other affiliated researchers to pursue new and ongoing projects on emerging technologies, including the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and the metaverse. It will further enhance these experts’ abilities to consult with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies as they deal with the “cyber threats of tomorrow”, by anticipating new threats to U.S. homeland security and national defense and identifying ways to detect, investigate, and defend against these threats.

Funding for this project has been provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (60NANB24D186).

Funding Source

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (60NANB24D186).

Training and Technical Assistance Program (Clearnet and Darknet Spaces)

Description of Project

John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) are partnering to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to criminal justice agents that covers the clearnet and darknet spaces within which criminals operate, the crimes they commit, their tactics and tools, and the ways these criminals can be identified, investigated, prosecuted, and adjudicated for their crimes.

Funding for this project has been provided by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (15PBJA-21-GK-02798-ECON).

Funding Source

U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance

IoT Database

Description of project

We developed a searchable IoT consumer device database that serves as a repository of information about consumer IoT devices, their vulnerabilities, the data they collect, the location of the stored data, the third parties that receive and access this data, and information about the ways this data can be legally accessed by criminal justice agents.

Funding for this project has been provided by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (15PBJA-21-GK-03994-INTE). The project ended on February 28, 2025.

Funding Source

U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance