Computer Forensics Careers

Careers in Computer Forensics:  Two sides of the field.

After researching countless professions, you may have decided computer forensics seems like a career you are interested in pursuing. Now you have one more important decision to make before taking the necessary steps for a career in computer forensics.

The next major decision you must make is whether you would like to practice in the private or the public sector. That’s right, there are two separate career paths to follow in this field. These separate and distinct paths mean separate and distinct types of cases, qualifications, employers, expectations, and salary and benefits packages.

Public sector computer forensic examiners are employed by the military, intelligence agencies, law enforcement agencies, and government regulatory agencies. Examples of these agencies include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Internal Revenue Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, and state and local police departments.

Private sector computer forensic examiners are employed by large accounting firms, smaller ‘boutique’ computer forensics and e-discovery firms, private investigative firms, and by corporations in their internal security departments.

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