Digital Forensic Pregator Career Report

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1 Introduction
Everyone needs to be clear about their future, and students are no exception. Polytechnic students are already one step into their future career, as the course that they are studying are usually related to their work or their course in university in the near future. Stephen Covey, an American educator, said to “begin with the end in mind”. By knowing the jobs that I intend to pursue in the future, I will be able to start creating my own path of career to success and strive hard to achieve the goal. The purpose of this assignment is to explore career opportunities that are related to my course, and how my course and Co-Curriculum Activities (CCA) will be able to help me achieve my career goal.
2 Preferred Jobmos
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Furthermore, he/she must also assist in investigation planning and fieldwork, including project plan development, preparation of tools and methods, evidence collection, analysis, reporting and evidence management as well as assisting senior personnel in communicating findings and results of investigations to Management. (National Infocomm Competency Framework, 2012)
Qualifications:
A digital forensic investigator must have Diploma or Degree in Information Security, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or equivalent. It will be beneficial if one has a professional certification in relevant areas. (National Infocomm Competency Framework, 2012)
Tools/Skill Sets required:
Acquiring Data and Evidence: Acquiring data from a computer network environment presents a major challenge for investigators. Evidence from networks and network-attached hardware needs to be copied during an investigation to ensure that it is kept forensically safe. Without tools and training, it is impossible to gather digital evidence, let alone identify and find all the components in a home network such as printers and external hard drives. (National Institude of Justice, 2010) Therefore, it is very important that a Digital Forensics Investigator knows that right way in acquiring data and