Cyber Forensics Expert
Degree Required:
Degree Required
Bachelor's Degree Required
Job Growth:
Job Growth
+28%
Median Salary Range:
Median Salary Range
+$70,000
Soft Skills:
Soft Skills
Curiosity & Insight
Strong Communication
Ability to Write Reports & Explain Evidence, Potentially in Front of Lawyers & Judges
Common Job Duties:
- Conduct data breach and security incident investigations
- Recover and examine data from computers and electronic storage devices
- Dismantle and rebuild damaged systems to retrieve lost data
- Identify additional systems/networks compromised by cyber attacks
- Compile evidence for legal cases
- Draft technical reports, write declarations, and prepare evidence for trial
- Give expert counsel to attorneys about electronic evidence in a case
- Advise law enforcement on the credibility of acquired data
- Train law enforcement officers on computer evidence procedures
- Keep abreast of emerging technologies, software, and methodologies