Digital Forensics Analyst
The role
What does a Digital Forensics Analyst do?
Digital forensic analysts help recover data like documents, photos and emails from a computer or mobile device hard drives and other data storage devices, such as zip folders and flash drives, that have been deleted, damaged or otherwise manipulated. They carefully follow the chain of custody rules for digital evidence and provide evidence in acceptable formats for legal proceedings.
The details
Digital Forensics Analyst career paths
Domain knowledge
- Digital forensics
- Computer security
- Attacks and exploits
- Penetration testing
- Reporting and communication
Related job titles
- Incident handler
- Incident responder
- Incident response analyst
- Incident response engineer
- Incident response coordinator
- Intrusion analyst
- Computer network defense incident responder
- Computer security incident response team engineer
Associated NICE Work Roles
All Infosec training maps directly to the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity to guide you from beginner to expert across 52 Work Roles.
- Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst
- Cyber Crime Investigator
- Cyber Defense Incident Responder
Digital Forensics Analyst career paths
Advanced Cybersecurity Concepts
This learning path goes beyond the basics of cybersecurity by introducing four advanced cybersecurity courses and hands-on cyber range. You’ll learn to go on the offensive and think like a hacker, dissect malware and better understand security frameworks. After completion, you’ll have a better sense of these advanced topics in cybersecurity and where to direct your further advanced cybersecurity training.
Certified Computer Forensics Examiner (CCFE)
Learn how to investigate cyber incidents and explore the ethical issues of conducting a digital forensics investigation with this 13-course learning path. You’ll begin with learning the foundations of forensics examination and then build your skills in a hands-on forensics cyber range.
Plans & pricing
Infosec Skills Personal
$299 / year
- 190+ role-guided learning paths (e.g., Ethical Hacking, Threat Hunting)
- 100s of hands-on labs in cloud-hosted cyber ranges
- Custom certification practice exams (e.g., CISSP, Security+)
- Skill assessments
- Infosec peer community support
Infosec Skills Teams
$799 per license / year
- Team administration and reporting
- Dedicated client success manager
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- 190+ role-guided learning paths and assessments (e.g., Incident Response)
- 100s of hands-on labs in cloud-hosted cyber ranges
- Create and assign custom learning paths
- Custom certification practice exams (e.g., CISSP, CISA)
- Optional upgrade: Guarantee team certification with live boot camps
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