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<p>Dear Paul, <br>
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<p>Many thanks for applying to the Linux Australia Grants Program. <br>
</p>
<p>Council considered this Grant Application at meeting 6th July
2017 and have respectfully declined the Grant Application. <br>
</p>
<p>The Application was very well written, with clearly articulated
objectives, milestones and costings, and serves as an exemplar to
other Grant Applicants in this regard. However, the application
showed only tangential overlap with open source and the open
source objectives of the Grants Program. Council recommend that
this application may be more suitable for funding under programs
aimed at STEM education, STEM and coding uptake and digital
literacy. <br>
</p>
<p>Again, we thank you for the time and effort in this application,
and wish you all the best for this research project. <br>
</p>
<p>With kind regards, <br>
</p>
<p>Kathy Reid<br>
</p>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/06/17 10:13, Paul Watters via
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">1. Project name</span><span
class="" style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Building the Open Source
Talent Pipeline in Australia: A Cyber Forensics Student
Extension Program<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">2. Aim of the project,
including any key stages or milestones of the project<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);
font-family: Verdana;">Research indicates that young people
are genuinely interested in technology at an early age, but
that negative experiences within a highly constrained
curriculum, coupled with being taught (in many cases) by
unqualified teachers, can led to disengagement. This is
coupled with negative stereotypes portrayed in the media and
popular culture around “nerds” and “geeks”; peer pressure to
conform to social expectations and constructs discourages
young people from technology careers, despite
industry-identified “skills gaps” and high salaries. Finally,
accessing technologies can be very expensive, and groups that
face barriers to access (such as young people with a
disability, or homeless students). Students may not be aware
that there are alternatives to commercial, closed source
technologies that are easily accessible, and which provide the
freedom to create and contribute.</span><span class=""
style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">The aim of this project
is to create an open source forensics educational engagement
programme in Victoria, that is aligned with the digital
literacy VCE syllabus. The project seeks to re-engage students
in senior years using the “CSI Effect”; particularly with the
publicity given to cyber attacks linked to closed source /
proprietary technologies, this is an excellent opportunity to
embed open source values early in learning. Especially in the
security field, rigorous peer review and critique leads to the
best solutions, rather than relying on secrecy and obscurity.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">The engagement programme
will not seek to replace anything taught on the curriculum,
but instead focus on fun, topical and engaging experiences,
that may stimulate and motivate students to consider cyber
security as a career. The programme will only use open source
forensics tools, but will reveal how closed source
technologies can be subjected to physical examination.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">While the project team
will contribute their time as an in-kind contribution to the
project, funding is sought to purchase a range of typical
hardware devices to physically examine, and create forensic
use cases for. This will give students who take the programme
some hands-on experience with real-world technologies, using
open source tools. Students will also be shown how an open
source forensics toolkit can be extended as needed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">The programme will
comprise a set of four learning activities, designed to be
undertaken over 4 x 1 hour sessions, ideally suited to an
“incursion” or workshop run at a school. The hardware devices
will be made available free of charge to all schools in
Victoria: schools will only be asked to pay for shipping costs
to borrow the equipment. All educational materials developed
through the programme will be released under a Creative
Commons license. The project team hopes that this will
encourage law enforcement and private sector security teams to
contribute further use cases and data to improve the
programme.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">To develop the
programme, a four-stage project plan is envisaged:<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Stage 1: Learning
activity design (100 Hours)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">In this stage, the four
learning activities will be designed to match typical cyber
forensic tasks, including evidence acquisition, timeline
analysis, media analysis, and data recovery. Students will
also be encouraged to compile a report based on their results.<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Stage 2: Forensic use
case identification (50 Hours)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">In this stage, the four
learning activities will be mapped to typical use cases,
including fraud, scams, malware infection and counter
terrorism investigations. The project team shall liaise with
law enforcement, as appropriate, to create these use cases,
and make them as interesting and realistic as possible.<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Stage 3: Software
selection (50 Hours)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">In this stage, a range
of open source forensic toolkits will be obtained and tested
to see whether they can meet the requirements of the use
cases. Well-known packages, including Autopsy and the Sleuth
Kit, will be obtained, as well as specialized packages for iOS
forensics, including Logical iOS Forensic Examiner (LIFE).<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Stage 4: Hardware
purchase and use cases realized (100 Hours)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">The equipment requested
in this application will be purchased, and data relating to
the use cases will be created and imaged. These images will be
uploaded to the hardware devices.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Assuming a starting date
of 1<sup class="">st</sup> July 2017, and spending 10 hours
per week, the project should be developed by September 9<sup
class="">th</sup> 2017. We will then communicate the
availability of the programme through appropriate channels,
such as the La Trobe University career advisor mailing list,
and Quantum Victoria. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">3. How the success of
the project will be measured</span><span class=""
style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">We will create a
self-report survey for students to take before and after the
activity, and measure whether their awareness of open source
has increased, and whether or not they would consider cyber
security as a career choice. We will seek ethics approval
before administering any questionnaires to students.<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">4. Estimated cost
breakdown of the project, including any materials, projects or
online services that are required to deliver the project. The
cost breakdown should include estimates of labour costs and/or
professional services</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">The hardware devices
requested represent a range of typical forensic use cases,
including Android phones and Linux servers (RedHat and
Debian), as well as Raspberry pi kits for network forensics.
Some basic forensic kits, required for data capture and
transfer, will also be requested. Two sets of equipment are
requested, so that the teacher can use one for demonstration,
and one is available for students to use at the same time. <o:p
class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">In-kind contribution
(200 Hours x $118ph = $23,755 + GST = $26,130)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Equipment requested:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span
class="" style="font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"
lang="EN-US">·<span class="" style="font-size: 7pt;
line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span
class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"
lang="EN-US"><a href="http://forensicstore.com" class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">Forensicstore.com</a> – Cellphone
companion kit, including faraday pouch, cables, media etc x 2=
$612<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span
class="" style="font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"
lang="EN-US">·<span class="" style="font-size: 7pt;
line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span
class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"
lang="EN-US">Dell PowerEdge T130 with Linux x 2 = $3,092<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span
class="" style="font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"
lang="EN-US">·<span class="" style="font-size: 7pt;
line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span
class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"
lang="EN-US">Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime x 2 = $798<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span
class="" style="font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"
lang="EN-US">·<span class="" style="font-size: 7pt;
line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span
class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"
lang="EN-US">Ultimate Raspberry Pi Kit x 2 = $478<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Total Requested: $4,980<o:p
class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Linux Australia
contribution to total project cost: 19.05%<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">5. The project team,
their credentials and professional capabilities, especially
their history of open source, open data, open hardware or open
culture contributions</span><span class="" style="color:
rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Dr Paul A. Watters is
Associate Professor in Cyber Security at La Trobe University.
Dr Watters has been using Linux for 24 years, having first
installed in on 360K floppies on an XT. Dr Watters has written
several books on Linux and open source topics, as well as
releasing open source packages for neural network modeling and
fractal analysis. He has published numerous papers on cyber
forensics, and is working with Quantum Victoria to deliver
Australia’s first “cyber games”, targeting high school
students who may be interested in pursuing cyber security as a
career.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Maya F. Watters is a
Leading Teacher at Bacchus Marsh College. Ms Watters studied
education at the University of Melbourne, and forensics at the
University of Auckland. She has worked on a number of forensic
projects for Cyber Inc, a not-for-profit incorporated
association in Victoria. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">6. Person responsible
for project</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">Dr. Watters will be the
project manager and will have overall responsibility. <o:p
class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana; color:
rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"> </span><br
class="webkit-block-placeholder">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Verdana;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">7. A statement including
a willingness to provide regular project updates on the
project</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;
color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US">The project team shall
provide updates to Linux Australia at each phase of the
project.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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rgb(38, 38, 38);" lang="EN-US"><br class="">
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style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;">—</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;
line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;"><span class=""
style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;">Dr
Paul A. Watters FBCS SMIEEE CITP</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;
line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;"><span class=""
style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;">Associate
Professor in Cybersecurity | Adjunct
Professor in Computing</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;
line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;"><span class=""
style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;">La
Trobe University | Unitec
Institute of Technology</span></div>
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line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;"><span class=""
style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;">CRICOS
Provider Code 00115M</span></div>
<div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;
line-height: normal; font-family: Menlo;"><span class=""
style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures;">E:
<<a href="mailto:P.Watters@latrobe.edu.au" class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">P.Watters@latrobe.edu.au</a>>
P: +61-3-9479-3415</span></div>
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