From the course: Cybersecurity Foundations: Computer Forensics

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Hardware

From the course: Cybersecurity Foundations: Computer Forensics

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Hardware

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- [Narrator] There are some hardware tools you need as a digital forensics investigator to function effectively. One of the essential requirements for digital forensics hardware is efficiency, mainly in terms of speed. As a digital forensics investigator, you spend much of your time on mundane tasks, such as waiting for your imaging process to be over and looking for information. You can finish these tasks very quickly depending on how fast your computer is. Therefore, the speed of your digital forensics hardware is critical. Another requirement for your digital forensics hardware is capacity. Your digital forensics hardware demands more memory and storage, as well as extra base and slots. The third requirement is compatibility. In your investigations, you'll come across many different types of operating systems or software applications. There are also various kinds of hardware you'll have to deal with. The next…

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