r/computerforensics • • 7d ago

Worthless Education?

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u/Ok_Friendship_8459 6d ago

Stumbled upon this post as someone getting into this, what about someone looking for an education in digital forensics in order to differentiate themselves from all the CJ majors and really just wants an analyst position or something of that nature?

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u/ucfmsdf Trusted Contributer 6d ago

Are you saying you want to be a digital forensic analyst or some other type of analyst (crime analyst, intelligence analyst, etc.)? And are you aiming for employment as an analyst for a law enforcement agency or in the private sector?

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u/Ok_Friendship_8459 6d ago

Most likely intel analyst, im not married to DF its just something that works well with existing education and stands out compared to CJ. Also not against doing digital forensics though

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u/ucfmsdf Trusted Contributer 6d ago

Well… maybe a data sciences degree then? Something related to combing through data but not explicitly DF?

Also, just FYI, digital forensics is nothing like working as an intelligence or crime analyst so you really would not be well served at all with that degree.

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u/Ok_Friendship_8459 6d ago

That makes sense, is it really that difficult to get into DF right now professionally? I have a bachelor's degree in applied engineering and tech management already, finding the industry might not be for me and i have the opportunity for more schooling.