COMPUTER FORENSICS AND FORENSICS TECHNOLOGY BY MARI A. CHAN

THE GOAL OF COMPUTER FORENSICS: Is to perform a structure investigation while maintaining a documented chain of evidence to find out exactly what happened and who was responsible for it (CF). Some people might not understand how Computer forensic works or even what Computer Forensic is?

WHAT IS COMPUTER FORENSICS? Computer Forensics is the application of investigation and analysis techniques to gather and preserve evidence from a particular computing device in a way that is suitable for presentation in a court of law (CF).

COMMON USE OF COMPUTER FORENSICS: Employee internet abuse Unauthorized disclosure of Corporate information and data Damage assessment Criminal fraud and deception case

MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN FORENSICS TECHNOLOGY DNA Testing and Analysis Polygraph Machines Automated ID Systems

COMPUTER FORENSICS SALARY BY STATES StateAvg SalaryStateAvg SalaryStateAvg Salary Alabama$98,000Louisiana$74,000Ohio$84,000 Alaska$77,000Maine$73,000Oklahoma$83,000 Arizona$80,000Maryland$95,000Oregon$87,000 Arkansas$79,000Massachusetts$101,000Pennsylvania$86,000 California$90,000Michigan$88,000RI$87,000 Colorado$81,000Minnesota$83,000SC$82,000 Connecticut$95,000Mississippi$115,000SD$84,000 Delaware$88,000Missouri$95,000Tennessee$91,000 Florida$88,000Montana$93,000Texas$86,000 Georgia$95,000Nebraska$81,000Utah$73,000 Hawaii$74,000Nevada$86,000Vermont$94,000 Idaho$75,000NH$85,000Virginia$95,000 Illinois$96,000NJ$93,000Washington$80,000 Indiana$93,000NM$85,000Wash, DC$105,000 Iowa$90,000NY$107,000W. Virginia$108,000 Kansas$79,000NC$90,000Wisconsin$75,000 Kentucky$97,000ND$94,000Wyoming$90,000

COMPUTER FORENSICS SALARY BY STATES

ANNUAL SALARY OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS

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