Digital Forensics Expert ICT Professionals
SaveWhat Does a Digital Forensics Expert Do?
Digital forensics experts retrieve and analyse information from computers and other types of data storage devices. They examine digital media that may have been hidden, encrypted or damaged, in a forensic manner with the aim to identify, preserve, recover, analyse and present facts and opinions about the digital information.
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Where Do I Start?
Computer Forensics
The process of examining and recovering digital data from sources for legal evidence and crime investigation.
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These are common skills for this role. Real-world experience matters more than ticking every box — use this as a guide, not a checklist.
Skills You Need to Become a Digital Forensics Expert
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialComputer Forensics knowledge
The process of examining and recovering digital data from sources for legal evidence and crime investigation.
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EssentialIct Network Security Risks knowledge
The security risk factors, such as hardware and software components, devices, interfaces and policies in ICT networks, risk assessment techniques that can be applied to assess the severity and the …
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EssentialInformation Confidentiality knowledge
The mechanisms and regulations which allow for selective access control and guarantee that only authorised parties (people, processes, systems and devices) have access to data, the way to comply with …
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EssentialIct Security Standards knowledge
The standards regarding ICT security such as ISO and the techniques required to ensure compliance of the organisation with them.
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EssentialQuery Languages knowledge
The field of standardised computer languages for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information.
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EssentialResource Description Framework Query Language knowledge
The query languages such as SPARQL which are used to retrieve and manipulate data stored in Resource Description Framework format (RDF).
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EssentialPenetration Testing Tool knowledge
The specialised ICT tools which test security weaknesses of the system for potentially unauthorised access to system information such as Metasploit, Burp suite and Webinspect.
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EssentialManage It Security Compliances skill
Guide application and fulfilment of relevant industry standards, best practices and legal requirements for information security.
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EssentialProvide Ict Consulting Advice skill
Advise on appropriate solutions in the field of ICT by selecting alternatives and optimising decisions while taking into account potential risks, benefits and overall impact to professional customers.
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EssentialUse Scripting Programming skill
Utilise specialised ICT tools to create computer code that is interpreted by the corresponding run-time environments in order to extend applications and automate common computer operations. Use programming languages which …
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EssentialDevelop Information Security Strategy skill
Create company strategy related to the safety and security of information in order to maximise information integrity, availability and data privacy.
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EssentialEducate On Data Confidentiality skill
Share information with and instruct users in the risks involved with data, especially risks to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of data. Educate them on how to ensure data protection.
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EssentialGather Data For Forensic Purposes skill
Collect protected, fragmented or corrupted data and other online communication. Document and present findings from this process.
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EssentialIdentify Ict Security Risks skill
Apply methods and techniques to identify potential security threats, security breaches and risk factors using ICT tools for surveying ICT systems, analysing risks, vulnerabilities and threats and evaluating contingency plans.
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EssentialImplement Ict Network Diagnostic Tools skill
Use software tools or components that monitor ICT network parameters, such as performance and throughput, provide data and statistics, diagnose errors, failures or bottlenecks and support decision making.
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EssentialManage Data For Legal Matters skill
Collect, organise and prepare data for analysis and review during investigation, regulatory filings and other legal processes.
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EssentialPerform Forensic Preservations Of Digital Devices skill
Preserve integrity of ICT devices, such as laptops, desktops and other digital media, by storing them physically and using software such as PTK Forensics and EnCase to retrieve, store and …
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EssentialPerform Security Vulnerability Assessments skill
Execute types of security testing, such as network penetration testing, wireless testing, code reviews, wireless and/or firewall assessments in accordance with industry-accepted methods and protocols to identify and analyse potential …
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EssentialSecure Sensitive Customer's Information skill
Select and apply security measures and regulations related to sensitive customer information with the aim of protecting their privacy.
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EssentialUse Software For Data Preservation skill
Utilise specialised applications and software to collect and preserve digital information.
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Optional Skills (5 of 21 displayed)
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OptionalCloud Technologies knowledge
The technologies which enable access to hardware, software, data and services through remote servers and software networks irrespective of their location and architecture.
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OptionalXquery knowledge
The computer language XQuery is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information. It is developed by the international standards organisation …
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OptionalData Storage knowledge
The physical and technical concepts of how digital data storage is organised in specific schemes both locally, such as hard-drives and random-access memories (RAM) and remotely, via network, internet or …
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OptionalIct Security Legislation knowledge
The set of legislative rules that safeguards information technology, ICT networks and computer systems and legal consequences which result from their misuse. Regulated measures include firewalls, intrusion detection, anti-virus software …
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OptionalLdap knowledge
The computer language LDAP is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information.
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OptionalLinq knowledge
The computer language LINQ is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information. It is developed by the software company Microsoft.
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OptionalWhitehat Sentinel knowledge
The computer program WhiteHat Sentinel is a specialised ICT tool which tests security weaknesses of the system for potentially unauthorised access to system information, developed by the software company WhiteHat …
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OptionalLegal Requirements Of Ict Products knowledge
The international regulations related to the development and use of ICT products.
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OptionalNessus knowledge
The computer program Nessus is a specialised ICT tool which tests security weaknesses of the system for potentially unauthorised access to system information, developed by the software company Tenable Network …
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OptionalNexpose knowledge
The computer program Nexpose is a specialised ICT tool which tests security weaknesses of the system for potentially unauthorised access to system information, developed by the software company Rapid7.
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OptionalSparql knowledge
The computer language SPARQL is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information. It is developed by the international standards organisation …
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OptionalN1ql knowledge
The computer language N1QL is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information. It is developed by the software company Couchbase.
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OptionalHardware Platforms knowledge
The characteristics of the hardware configuration required to process the applications software product.
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OptionalInformation Security Strategy knowledge
The plan defined by a company which sets the information security objectives and measures to mitigate risks, define control objectives, establish metrics and benchmarks while complying with legal, internal and …
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OptionalHardware Architectures knowledge
The designs laying out the physical hardware components and their interconnections.
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OptionalMdx knowledge
The computer language MDX is a query language for retrieval of information from a database and of documents containing the needed information. It is developed by the software company Microsoft.
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OptionalIct Encryption knowledge
The conversion of electronic data into a format which is readable only by authorized parties which use key encryption techniques, such as Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Secure Socket Layer …
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OptionalInformation Architecture knowledge
The methods through which information is generated, structured, stored, maintained, linked, exchanged and used.
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OptionalPerform Data Mining skill
Explore large datasets to reveal patterns using statistics, database systems or artificial intelligence and present the information in a comprehensible way.
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OptionalUse Different Communication Channels skill
Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.
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OptionalDesign Computer Network skill
Develop and plan ICT networks, such as wide area network and local area network, that connect computers using cable or wireless connections and allow them to exchange data and assess …
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