Journal Entry: Digital Forensics: An Unexpected Intersection
Today, I watched a TEDxHongKongSalon talk led by Davin Teo that attempted to uncover the murky world of digital forensics. The fact that he defied the odds and still climbed up the tower was something that I found most impressive. A student like Teo would naturally be drawn by the urge of law enforcement like other forensic investigators. On his confession, he was an industrial accountant who accidentally jumped into the domain of IT. This very desire influenced the hypothesis that I had been in the digital forensics field, which stands in between the area of technological advancements and compliance with the accountability rule.
The course of Teo brings to light the ever-expanding participation of social sciences in the digital era. Digital forensics requires a grasp of the technical side, but it also involves recognition of the way humans behave, of data privacy, and of the dynamic legal environment. Teo has it that the problems of evidence are not isolated to fingerprints; however, they exist in metadata and digital footprints as well. Analyzing big data interdependently uncovers nuances in user intent and the social context of their actions conducted in the digital world.
Teo’s story is a truly remarkable achievement that will motivate anyone, even those who do not have digital forensics as their career, to develop their performance. It provides evidence that the two qualities of mind, such as technological passion and good analytical skills, lead to the prospects of a successful job in computing, which represents the intersection between technology and society. It, in addition, forces the relevance of the social sciences view that sometimes becomes the only solution to many virtual challenges.
References
Teo, D. (2017, November 7). Digital Forensics [Video]. TEDx Talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf-JnQfAEew