I am a Forensic Accountant. To many people, this is a mouth full! The Oxford Dictionary define forensic as “of, or to do with the law courts”. Websters Online Dictionary: “Used of legal argumentation”. Now that’s hardly a mouthfull!
No prizes for deducing what Computer Forensics is all about. It’s a fast evolving, fast paced and exciting area of my profession. It’s all about “high tech with high touch”! That’s the silver lining. The dark cloud is that many of the potential computer forensics recruits are scared of the “legal argumentation” part. It’s only a few who take the plunge and subsequently realise that the laws and the lawyers are part of the funnies in Computer Forensics.
My question is: How can we encourage and get more recruits in this field? What line of argument can I take when I talk to new computer/computing studies graduates?