Watch this video and think about how the career of digital forensics investigators relate to the social sciences. Write a journal entry describing what you think about the speaker’s pathway to his career.
In the video, the speaker explains how he was originally working in accounting that eventually led to him assisting in the company’s IT-related incidents; and how he became employed in one of the big four accounting corporations which led to him discovering his passion for digital forensics.
The speaker’s pathway to his career, to me, is honestly very inspiring. Finding a job where you can chase your passion is something that a lot of people don’t get to do unfortunately, so seeing something like that happen is refreshing.
The stories that were described regarding the duties of digital forensic investigators and the important details that need to be considered in order to effectively do the job, aid in portraying how the social sciences are involved. One example from the talk, was where the speaker was explaining how they would need to ensure that this messy desk looked exactly the same once they were done with their work as the actual user of the desk would be suspicious if they found anything changed with their workspace (relating back to a statement about confidentiality between a small number of people regarding the investigation). This mainly relates to psychological aspects, specifically with something like subconscious memory, because the user is likely working there everyday over a number of months/years, so they will subconsciously realize that something has changed or is missing, even if it is something minimal.