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The goals and objectives of the DFCB are as follows:
- To promote trust and confidence in the Digital Forensics profession
- To provide an objective certification process in digital forensics which will help the maturation of digital forensics as a science
- To encourage, promote, aid, and affect the voluntary interchange of data, information, experience, and knowledge about methods and processes among the membership of DFCB
- To establish, encourage, and enforce observation of a Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
- To publish and distribute books, pamphlets, periodicals, papers and articles supportive of activities and purposes of DFCB
- To establish and conduct such committees, bureaus, and offices as are necessary and incidental to the activities of DFCB
- To conduct surveys, studies, hold conferences, symposiums, seminars, and forums
- To arrange for the presentation of lectures and papers on matters and problems of interest
- To foster, promote, encourage, study, research, facilitate discussion, collect and disseminate information of service or interest to the members of DFCB or the public at large
- To conduct such other related activities as may be necessary, desirable, or incidental to gaining recognition of accomplishments in the field of investigations involving advanced technologies within government, business and academia
Goals and Objectives
The DFCP or DFCA designation is only available to Digital Evidence Professionals with a minimum of 5-years experience related to digital evidence or digital forensics. Those seeking the DFCP must demonstrate 2 or more years of practical experience in the last 3 years. Those seeking the DFCA are not required to demonstrate practical experience over the last 3-years.
Digital Forensics Certification Board (DFCB) Officers and Committee Chairs
(click on the officers or chairs name below to see a bio)
Officers:
Sam Guttman- President
Mark Pollitt- Vice President
Carrie Whitcomb- NCFS Director
Howard Ommert- Secretary
Jeff Cable- Treasurer
Gaylon Thompson- Technical Leader
Committee Chairs:
Dr. Marc Rogers- Chair/ Certification & Testing
Warren Kruse- Chair/ Communication & Marketing
Kevin Manson- Chair/ Ethics & Professional Conduct
Ken Privette- Chair/ Credentials & Applications
Jerry Roberts- Chair/ Recertification
Officers and Committee Chairs
The Digital Forensics Certification Board was started in 2004 by the National Institute of Justice Cooperative Agreement (1998-IJ-CX-K003)
The board provides knowledge-based support from government agencies, the private sector, and academia and is administered by the National Center of Forensic Science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
The DFCB exists to promote public trust and confidence in the digital forensics profession.
Status as an Officer, Employee, Board Member, or Committee Member of this organization requires that they conduct themselves in a manner that exemplifies the highest standards in ethics and
professionalism. The following represents the conduct and behavior required for all Officers, Employees, Board Members, and Committee Members of the DFCB
Officers, Employees, Board Members, and Committee Members shall:
1. Use their best efforts to further the best interests of the digital forensics profession
2. Treat all information entrusted to the DFCB with the appropriate confidentiality
3. Comply with the By-laws of the DFCB
4. Carry out their duties in a professional manner, strive to be worthy of the confidence of the public, and refrain from conduct adverse to the best interests and purposes of the DFCB.
5. Regard and respect their peers with the same standards that they hold for themselves
Certification represents a level of competency that meets specified criteria set by experts in the field for completing a task to an acceptable standard.
As a profession develops, there comes a point where there is a need for “Competency Cards” from a nonbiased evaluator that will give credence to the veracity of the card holder. Professional certification is that “Competency Card”. The developers of this card are the digital forensic experts in the larger community. The “larger community” is defined as individuals in law enforcement, forensic scientists, business, industry and the legal communities working in this field and representing their organizations or departments.
The National Center for Forensic Science, on behalf of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), is working with the community and existing organizations to develop a professional certification board that will be called the Digital Forensic Certification Board. Professional certification has a required ethics component in addition to competency.
Once the core competencies are identified and agreed to, they will be shared with:
- Educators (so they can educate to the underlying principles and processes)
- Trainers (so they can develop training programs that will include the core competencies)
This will “level the playing field” for all who want to participate in moving the process along, by developing programs that include the competencies.
We seek your input to our draft documents, when they are officially “posted for comment” on the DCFB website.
Rationale and History
"This project was supported by Award No. 2007-DN-BX-K241 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/ program/ exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice" |
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The University of Central Florida is a major metropolitan research university whose mission is to deliver a comprehensive program of teaching, research, and service. UCF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, and is currently the largest university in the state, and the third-largest university in the United States by enrollment. |
