Career: Digital Forensics Analyst
Description: A digital forensics analyst deals with recovering data that could potentially be used for law enforcement and military. The role of a digital forensic analyst is to recover data such as documents, photos, and e-mails from the hard-drives of computers and other data storage devices, such as an usb or flash drive, that have been deleted, damaged or manipulated. Analysts will often work with crimes pertaining to the Internet ('cyber crime') and investigate computers that may have been involved with a variation of other crimes in order to attain evidence of illegal activity.
Education needed: You will need a bachelor of science degree specializing in digital forensics and forensic investigations. An alternative would also be to focus on the technical expertise needed for digital forensics with a degree in software engineering or computer engineering. Then proceed to add courses in forensic tools and techniques such as password cracking and cryptology
Meet John Bradley: John Bradley is the president of SiQuest and was one of the digital forensic investigators who assisted in retrieving evidence from Google, which was used in the Casey Anthony case. Bradley began his career as a police officer. He later became interested in digital forensics when he managed the forensic unit at Durham Regional Police. After leaving the police force, John Bradley created an Internet forensic software called CacheBack, which was used in the Anthony case. Bradley also used his gift for translating technical issues into understandable, compelling testimony as an expert witness at homicide trials much like the Anthony's.
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