Re: Computer forensics training

With the current situation of professionalism in CF, Gary is bang on,
a combination of academic qualifications and certification is best.
Any previous CF experience/exposure will obviously help, as would a
computer science and/or investigatory background.

Additionally, assignment based coursework/learning may be more
effective (contrary to exam based learning), depending on module
content and actual assignment topics (how realistic are the
assignments to real life investigations and problems).

Be warned however, like many other fields, none of these things will
automatically guarantee you success. Also some certifications will
require you to have had a certain 'amount' of academic and/or work
experience, etc.

My advice for you would be to do a short course to provide yourself
more of an insight into CF, determine if it really is a field where
you can find an area which you would like to devote your working life.
CF work is often portrayed as glamorous, fast and exciting, whereas it
is often the complete opposite.

JKP.

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Don Raikes <[email protected]> wrote:
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> My question is, =A0is it more helpful to have the degree or the certifica=
tion in order to get a job in the field?
>
> I have a history of getting certificates in various things, but not being=
 to get a job in the chosen field.
>
> Before I invest time and funds in to either education or training I want =
to make sure that I can earn back my investment.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ntpeck [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 3:14 PM
> To: Gary Kessler
> Cc: <[email protected]>; /Forensics
> Subject: Re: Computer forensics training
>
> I agree with Kess and think that there are also quite a few things online=
 to educate, the primary difference will be whether you want to be certifie=
d by some organization or not.
>
>
>
> On Oct 30, 2010, at 12:19 PM, Gary Kessler <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hi Don et al.
>
> You might also want to take a look at online offerings from Champlain
> College in Vermont.
>
> The question that I might have is -- are you looking for training or
> education? In some ways, training will get you up to speed in some facets=
 of
> computer forensics faster than education might, but I think that educatio=
n
> will provide better long-term value. I think that what you really need is=
 a
> combination of both over time....
>
> Cheers!
> /kess
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] =
On
> Behalf Of [email protected]
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 4:28 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Computer forensics training
>
> Hello everyone.
>
> I have 15 years in the field of software QA and am now interested in
> computer forensics. =A0I have a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Compute=
r
> Science already. =A0I am looking for training, preferably at the universi=
ty
> level, for computer forensics as my company will pay for university cours=
es.
> Anything physically close to the Portland, Oregon area would be great.
> Anything online would also be good.
>
> Anyone who would like to share their experiences of how they were trained=
 in
> this field would also be welcomed. =A0Maybe university training is not th=
e
> best for this subject matter.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don
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