Hello World,
I’m liking my digital forensics class more and more each week. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been working on a fictitious case where we had to play the role of a forensic analyst. We had to use special forensic tools on a disc, wipe a flash drive(meaning erase all traces of data on it), and even search the image(copy of fictitious characters flash drive) for evidence.
Long story short, I was able to complete the lab by finding and recovering files the suspect had already deleted and thought wouldn’t be recoverable. I have to admit it feels kinda cool, and makes me feel like I can join one of the CSI teams on TV. I feel like I can now start my own digital forensics company, which technically I did in my report, but the class is very fun and teaches very practical skills. Of course, it may not be for everyone especially since a lot of the work is done from the command line, which basically means there are no graphical buttons to press to perform actions. All things considered, I still love the class! So TTFN, my friends!
Chauncey Gilbert
4th Year
Computer Science