Background

The Security Research Centre (SECAU) was formed to integrate existing security research at Edith Cowan University (ECU). Its initial emphasis is on digital security and forensics, as well as intelligence and physical security. The major areas of expertise in the SECAU are:

• Risk management
• Digital forensics
• Information security
• Network and wireless security
• CCTV
• Human factors
• Terrorism issues
• Cyber-warfare
• Nuclear security
• Intelligence evaluation
• Information operations
• Deception

ECU is well placed to provide multi-disciplinary security science research with significant expertise in the domains of digital and physical security together with expertise in the disciplines of law, psychology, biology, engineering, medicine and emergency management. The SECAU has a significant support infrastructure and skilled technical support base. This mix of technological backup and research experience has produced a productive research team that prides itself on quality and timely output. The SECAU publishes the Journal of Information Warfare and the Journal of Network Forensics and hosts four major annual conferences; Information Security Management, Digital Forensics, Information Warfare and Security, and the Australian Security Research Symposium.