LISSARD - Laboratory for Information System Security/Assurance Research and Development

The Laboratory for Information System Security/Assurance Research and Development (LISSARD) is a stand-alone teaching and research laboratory. This laboratory is used to investigate computer virus growth and eradication, steganography, as well as the research and development of intrusion detection systems and cyber forensics. Current research partners include the AFIWC, the AFRL, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

CDN - Cyber Defense Network

The Cyber Defense Network is co-joined with LISSARD resources to support teaching and research. One of the uses of this network is to support the Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX). The CDX, administered by the NSA, is a project that allows both undergraduate and graduate students at the military service academies, the Naval Post Graduate School, and AFIT to gain real-life experience in the protection of critical computing resources. Through a set of operation attack scenarios spanning five days, students must manage the network under attack and respond appropriately to keep services available to the end-users.