Question

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1.What are some of the challenges that computer forensic scientists face?

2.What are the skills that would be important for computer forensic scientists to have? Do you think you possess these skills? Why or why not?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

1. Investigation of a law firm's accounting information by a state Office of Attorney Ethics to determine whether escrowed funds had been misused;
•Reconstruction of thousands of deleted text and image files in a murder case, in order to gather information about the activities of the victim and various suspects;
•Examination of source code used in the construction of an MPEG decoder chip set, to see if patents had been violated;
•Evaluation of the contents of a database to determine the cost of its production, as mitigating evidence in a large financial disagreement between business partners;
•Consideration of possible foul play by a former company employee, in the damage of computer records;
•Mathematical analysis of photographs to see if they had been digitally altered; and
•Preparation of explanations for an abnormally high missed vote rate exhibited by certain self-auditing electronic election equipment.
2.Not Squeamish

The ability to be around dead people is a must. Also, forensic scientists can't be reluctant to dig through garbage or dirty laundry.


Speak to the People

Being able to explaining evidence to a jury in plain language is very important.


Organized

They must be organized and time efficient because there is never just one case to handle.


Academically

The forensic scientist usually has a degree in mathematics or one of the sciences, or sometimes both.


Teach Others

The forensic scientist must be able to teach the police and other people collecting and handling evidence at a crime scene how to do it properly.


Logical Thinking

It is important to be able to think through the evidence logically to reach a conclusion.


Working With Others

Being a team player is a necessary skill as well. The scientist will likely have assistants and work with law enforcement officers to build a case.