Your Massive Forensic Report May Prove Absolutely Nothing
Brief
DF/IR Doesn’t Need More Work. It Needs the Right Work.
How deeply should a forensic examiner dig into a case? Can you be a court qualified expert if you don't give an opinion? Do we even know the rule of evidence for our own work? Parsing the Truth 's recent podcast with Jessica Hyde raised some good points.
You Don’t Need a Degree to Be an Expert
Let's draw a line between being court qualified as an expert witness and an expert giving an opinion. A person can be qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education. Notice what isn't strictly required: a degree. An expert doesn't need an advanced degree, or any degree at all.
As I pointed out in Today, I Rant , some university cyber degrees don't even align with the realities of this field.