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Description Conduct investigations on computer-based crimes establishing documentary or physical evidence, such as digital media and logs associated with cyber intrusion incidents. Analyze digital evidence and investigate computer security incidents to derive information in support of system and network vulnerability mitigation. Preserve and present computer-related evidence in support of criminal, fraud, counterintelligence, or law enforcement investigations.
Alternate titles
- Cyber Analyst
- Cyber Digital Forensics
- Cyber Digital Media Analyst
- Cyber Forensics Analyst
- Cyber Threat Analyst
- Cyber Threat Hunter
- Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Cybersecurity Analyst (Cyber)
- Cybersecurity Engineer (Cyber)
- Cybersecurity Incident Response Analyst (Cyber)
- Cybersecurity Specialist (Cyber)
- Digital Analyst
- Digital Computer Analyst
- Digital Cyber Analyst
- Digital Forensic Analyst
- Digital Forensic Examiner
- Digital Forensics Analyst
- Digital Investigator
- Digital Media Analyst
- Incident Responder
Alternate titles
- Incident Response Analyst
- Information Technology Security Analyst (IT Security Analyst)
- IT Analyst (Information Technology Analyst)
- Law Enforcement Counterintelligence Forensics Analyst
- Legal Digital Analyst
- Malware Analyst
- Offensive Security Engineer
- Operations Analyst
- Security Analyst
- Threat Intelligence Analyst
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- Adhere to legal policies and procedures related to handling digital media.
- Analyze log files or other digital information to identify the perpetrators of network intrusions.
- Conduct predictive or reactive analyses on security measures to support cyber security initiatives.
Work tasks
- Create system images or capture network settings from information technology environments to preserve as evidence.
- Develop plans for investigating alleged computer crimes, violations, or suspicious activity.
- Develop policies or requirements for data collection, processing, or reporting.
- Duplicate digital evidence to use for data recovery and analysis procedures.
- Identify or develop reverse-engineering tools to improve system capabilities or detect vulnerabilities.
- Maintain cyber defense software or hardware to support responses to cyber incidents.
- Maintain knowledge of laws, regulations, policies or other issuances pertaining to digital forensics or information privacy.
- Perform file signature analysis to verify files on storage media or discover potential hidden files.
- Perform forensic investigations of operating or file systems.
- Perform web service network traffic analysis or waveform analysis to detect anomalies, such as unusual events or trends.
- Preserve and maintain digital forensic evidence for analysis.
- Recommend cyber defense software or hardware to support responses to cyber incidents.
- Recover data or decrypt seized data.
- Write and execute scripts to automate tasks, such as parsing large data files.
- Write cyber defense recommendations, reports, or white papers using research or experience.
- Write reports, sign affidavits, or give depositions for legal proceedings.
- Write technical summaries to report findings.
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Formations connexes
- University of Maine at Orono
Training Type Certificate (Grad-Level)Address- University of Maine at Orono
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