{"id":32158,"date":"2022-09-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/blog\/?p=32158"},"modified":"2022-10-21T14:46:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T12:46:12","slug":"what-does-digital-forensics-analyst-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/blog\/what-does-digital-forensics-analyst-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does A Digital Forensics Analyst Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A digital forensic analyst investigates the effects of a cyber attack to identify and analyse clues to find those responsible, prevent similar attacks and recover key information. So, what does a forensic computer analyst do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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What is a Digital Forensic Analyst?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Forensic computer analysts<\/strong> work in the field of computer forensics – a specialty of forensic science applied to computer systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scope of computer forensic analysis<\/strong> includes all types of crimes, from the most common such as theft to the most specific ones related to IT.<\/strong> Its main difference with conventional forensic analysis deals with the materials and evidence analysed. In other words, digital forensic analysis is limited to working with evidence on computer equipment and software<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In summary, computer forensics<\/strong> groups a series of methods and techniques to recover, preserve, analyse and document digital evidence in an investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of computer forensics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are different ways to classify computer forensics. One of the easiest ways to classify and understand the types of computer forensics<\/strong> is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer forensic analysis of systems<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It corresponds to security incidents located in workstations and servers that operate under Windows, MacOS or GNU\/Linux environments. <\/strong>Depending on the type of attack, this analysis also allows the recovery of sensitive information for the organisation, beyond its usefulness as evidence in a judicial process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer forensic analysis of networks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Refers to violations of wired and wireless network security standards and protocols. <\/strong>Through this analysis, gaps in network security measures can also be identified, as well as vulnerabilities in existing protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer forensic analysis of embedded systems<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It is very similar to system forensics, with the particularity that it is focused on mobile devices. <\/strong>Smartphones and tablets function as storage devices with operating systems and applications. This analysis usually focuses on recovering messages, multimedia files and data that serve as evidence or clues during the investigation, such as the records of the calls made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Role Overview – Digital Forensics Analyst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What are computer forensics tools?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Computer forensics requires different types of tools. Specialised software helps recover evidence on mobile devices, computers, damaged disks and networks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, you can see some of the most popular forensic analysis tools<\/strong> among experts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n