职业生涯 – what can you do with a computer science digital forensics degree?
As well as careers in regional and federal law enforcement, digital forensic specialists are in-demand as experienced freelance consultants or in-house experts for larger organizations.
Digital forensic specialists help with live incident response, 数据恢复, breach analysis and securing weaknesses, as well as assisting law enforcement with tackling instances of fraud, 网络攻击, 以及其他犯罪活动.
的职业道路
- 计算机取证调查员
- 网络犯罪调查员
- 网络安全专家
- 数字安全工程师
- 信息安全分析师
- 系统安全分析师
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实习
学生 majoring in computer science, including the digital forensics specialization, must complete at least one co-op or internship before graduation. The BGSU Computer 科学 Department has connections with many major regional employers where our students do practical computer-related work as full-time or part-time paid interns.
The Computer 科学 department is also collaborating with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation facility on campus to provide career-relevant learning and internship opportunities.
课程
The digital forensics specialization provides students a foundation in data collection, 复苏, and analysis of digital artifacts from computers, 网络, 移动设备.
Computer science majors with the digital forensics specialization learn the skills to help corporate and criminal justice organizations respond to attacks, 识别和保存证据, 评估已造成的损失, 识别攻击者. 学生 learn how to use forensic tools and techniques, 包括实时数据取证, 数据库取证, network logs and other datasets to develop incidence timelines.
In addition to studying how to collect potential evidence, students learn reverse engineering techniques, 法医数据分析, 报告协议.
Digital forensics focuses on the protection of digital assets and intelligence. It is a specialization of the computer science major dedicated to learning how to prevent, 识别, and respond to cybersecurity breaches and network hacks.
This curriculum follows the cybersecurity and digital forensics standards from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This helps ensure digital evidence gathered can be used in criminal investigations.
This in-demand career will continue to grow as the sophistication and scale of 网络攻击 and hacking increase.
样本 课程
- 软件保安概论
- 电脑保安概论
- 计算机和移动取证
- 网络安全和取证
- 法律、证据 & 法医学程序
While understanding cybersecurity is a key part of digital forensics, it should be considered as the other side of the coin from cybersecurity. While cybersecurity focuses on preventing hacks, digital forensics deals with the aftermath of an attack, 造成的损害, the evidence and clues left behind to catch the perpetrator.
数字取证领域, 和其他法医科学一样, relies on common standards that are testable and verifiable. The specialization 课程 follow the cyber security and digital forensics standards established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Standards ensure that forensic software tools consistently produce accurate and objective test results. Our approach for testing computer forensic tools is based on well-recognized international methodologies for conformance testing and quality testing as well as the NIST standards.
收集数字证据
Digital forensics focuses on the protection of digital assets and intelligence. It is a specialization of the computer science major dedicated to learning how to prevent, 识别, and respond to cybersecurity breaches and network hacks.
This curriculum follows the cybersecurity and digital forensics standards from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This helps ensure digital evidence gathered can be used in criminal investigations.
This in-demand career will continue to grow as the sophistication and scale of 网络攻击 and hacking increase.
更新日期:2024年3月1日下午02:42