Joint Electronic Crimes Task Force

Network Intrusion Lab

General Marshall speaks to law enforcement officers in the Network Intrusion Lab.
General Marshall addresses a training class in the NIL.

The Network Intrusion Lab (NIL) launched in January 2017 and is located within the JECTF providing unique opportunities to both law enforcement officers and UA students. The NIL houses a secure research facility where all darknet research and criminal investigations take place, in addition to providing a secured area where live network and malware forensic analyses can be performed.

Additionally, adjacent to the secure research facility is the NIL 30-seat training room, which is regularly utilized for local, state, and federal law enforcement trainings and undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in cyber criminology.

Original equipment for the NIL was donated by the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Alabama. In February 2017, AG Steve Marshall visited the NIL and spoke to a training class composed of law enforcement officers from around the state.