The demand for forensics investigators is increasing among different organizations due to the rise of cybercriminals.
FREMONT, CA: Cybercriminal activities are expected to generate $7 trillion in revenue by 2021. Investigating such attacks can be challenging because cybercriminals are constantly developing new ways to hide their routes. A forensics investigator is responsible for evaluating the harm inflicted by a security breach and tracking down those accountable.
What is forensic science, and what is its role in criminal investigations?
Digital forensics, also known as digital forensic science, is a branch of forensic science that concentrates on the recovery and inquiry of cybercrime-related material found in digital devices. The phrase "digital forensics" was coined as a synonym for "computer forensics" at first. It has since broadened to include the investigation of any device capable of storing digital data.
What is the role of a Forensic Investigator?
A cybersecurity investigator's job is to investigate a previous attack by following the footsteps of the attacker. Other terms used for a cybersecurity investigator are a forensic investigator or a fraud investigator.
Forensic investigators perform investigations on a wide range of digital computing objects such as computer systems, CDs, hard drives, and electronic documents such as emails and JPEG files. Databases, firewalls, mobile devices, and network forensics are all subsets of the digital forensics industry.
A forensics investigator may work for various organizations, including the government, accounting firms, banks, law firms, and software development firms. Any company that relies on computer systems or web applications will need the services of a forensics investigator at a certain point. Other cybersecurity investigators prefer to develop their forensics consulting firms to work with diverse clients from various industries.
What do crime scene investigators do daily?
Anyone who appreciates digging deeper into problems and solving them with innovative computing skills can consider a career in digital forensics. A forensics investigator's daily responsibilities include investigating the following:
Hard disk and file system
These are a particularly valuable source of information for a forensics investigator, so they must be well-versed in them.
Mobile forensics
As mobile phones commonly commit numerous cybercrimes, an investigator must know to retrieve information such as deleted messages and logs and use them to support their forensics investigations.
OS forensics
A forensics investigator must know about operating systems such as Windows, MAC, and LINUX that are frequently attacked by cybercriminals.
