Understanding the Role of a Digital Forensics Investigator

[Music] who is a digital forensics investigator a digital or a computer forensic

investigator is responsible for detecting hacking attacks and extracting evidence needed to report the crime they

also help prevent future attacks by conducting audits now what does it take to be a digital forensics investigator

is it about your college degree your professional experience or just your computer skills this is what our experts

have to say sure skills will help get work done specifically skills like these log analysis log analysis is an art and

science seeking to make sense of computer generated records endpoint data collection you also need to understand

endpoints and collect evidence from them since a major chunk of the trail can be discovered their understanding and

discovery in the cloud understanding the cloud environment and components involved in evidence collection is

imperative today in dark web monitoring you should also scan the web for traces of your data such as underground sites

that are hidden from search engines malware analysis malware is the most common type of data compromised and

knowledge of their nature and origin comes in handy correct intelligence an understanding of potential threats makes

it easier for a forensic investigator to gauge ways a network could be compromised anti forensic tools and

techniques Packers are getting smarter by the day and thus getting better at cleaning up

their trail you need to know what and how they are doing and stay a step ahead of them basics of IT and phone networks

basic knowledge of phone networks is a definite plus point when searching for a cybercriminal a considerable amount of

proficiency and tools shows your versatility some of the most common digital forensic tools used include pro

discover forensics Kane when f e f TK x ways you Fed deft Splunk axiom win P men redline sandbox but most

importantly it is a few characteristics that will make you stand out from the rest here are some of them a curious and

analytical mind a curious mind always strives for knowledge after all a job as a digital forensic

investigator comes with several challenges and with that opportunity to learn a self-learning professional is

always appreciated in an organization attention to detail forensics has always been about connecting the dots you do

not want to miss out on a trail that leads you to the attacker communication and writing skills just knowing what

went wrong is not enough as a forensic examiner you are expected to communicate what and how it went wrong to your

organization and the business owners abiding by the confidentiality of the job every organisation treats its data

with utmost importance it is expected for forensic personnel to respect that the data they deal with

should be kept private being patient and able to work under pressure with all eyes on you you are

expected to be patient with your job till you come up with a Eureka moment to know more please visit WWE can cell org

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