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Computer Forensics Investigator And Cyber Detective

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Michaela Bentman

Independent Study (A)

Ms.Brugh/Mrs.Magruder/Mrs.Cernik

2/25/16 Area of Computer Science and technology

The areas of computer science/technology has ten main areas that we need in our everyday lives. The two computer science fields I am interested is Computer Forensics Investigator and Cyber Detective. They both have to do with computers and figuring out evidence to put suspects away but they involve different steps. Computer Forensic Investigators work with law enforcements agencies and private firms. Cyber detectives work with law enforcement agencies,private businesses,corporations agencies and regulatory agencies.

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Military and government use cyber detective to help solve cases. In Identity Theft many of the crimes could be preformed in one county. Cyber detectives use steps to solve the case. They get information from the victim like their date of birth,social security number, email, credit report and account number. Then the have to determine the motive and examine financial credit bureau documents. They must contact all appropriate federal,state, and local agencies like FBI,Postal Inspection service, Social Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They must develop informants for potential suspects. Cyber detectives must obtain Federal cooperation and funds.Cybercrime investigators involve number of cases with FBI. The FBI investigates any computer based high tech crimes including cyber based terrorism,espionage, computer intrusions and cyber fraud.The process of investigating cyber crime they must take citizen complaint,locate IP address of suspects,gain access to IP address from Internet Service Provider through Warrant or court order. If suspect is outside jurisdiction they must contact appropriate authorities to handle the suspect. They also must seize suspects computers and hard drives used in …show more content…

Also many people become Computer Forensics Investigators after spending time in law enforcement. Most people can get a job easier if they have graduate degrees because it weights higher. They must have computer experience and investigative skills. Many may need forensics training.

The college majors to become Cyber Detectives is they must have a high school diploma or bachelors degree. The majors to become a cyber detective are computer security specialist, digital forensics, criminology,criminal justice, computer science, and human services. They are required to have training through the their career. Also many of them come from law enforcement backgrounds. Many are assigned to a agencies or business that needs them. People with detective background or worked with FBI could be weighted higher when getting the

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