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Peter Stephenson

Director, Center for Advanced Computing and Digital Forensics, and Director, Computing Program
Norwich University

Celebrating my 50th year in information security

Biography

Dr. Peter Stephenson is a cyber criminologist, digital investigator and digital forensic scientist at Norwich University (Vermont).  He is a writer, researcher and lecturer on information assurance, digital investigation, and forensics on large-scale computer networks.  He has lectured extensively on digital investigation and security, and has written, edited or contributed to over 18 books and several hundred articles in major national and international trade, technical and scientific publications.  

He is an associate professor teaching network attack and defense, digital forensics, and cyber investigation on both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Dr. Stephenson is the Chief Information Security Officer for the University and is the Director of the Norwich University Center for Advanced Computing and Digital Forensics. He has received the Distinguished Faculty Award in the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies.

He has lectured or delivered consulting engagements for the past 50 years in eleven countries plus the United States and has been a technologist for fifty years. He operated a successful consulting practice for over 20 years and has worked for such companies as Siemens, Tektronix and QinetiQ (UK). Dr. Stephenson began his information assurance career in 1964 as a crypto tech in the US Navy.

Dr. Stephenson obtained his PhD in computing at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England where his research was in the structured investigation of digital incidents in complex computing environments. He holds a Master of Arts degree (cum laude) in diplomacy with a concentration in terrorism from Norwich University.

He is on the editorial advisory boards several publications and is technology editor for SC Magazine. He has been an information assurance advisor for Combined Endeavor (the world’s largest international joint interoperability exercise including over 40 countries) and is a cyber forensics advisor for the state of Vermont.

Dr. Stephenson is a Fellow of the Institute for Communications, Arbitration and Forensics in the UK, a Member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Member of the Vidocq Society, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Vermont chapter of InfraGard.  He holds the CISSP, CISM and FICAF designations and is a licensed professional investigator (Michigan). His research is focused on hybrid/cybercrime assessment, and profiling compromised networks.

Education

    PhD - Oxford Brookes University (UK) - 2004
    MA - Norwich University - 2007

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

    Hybrid Crime Assessment

Personal Interests

    Bluegrass and old-time radio mysteries

Books

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 Featured Title - Investigating Computer Related Crime 2e - 1st Edition book cover