From the course: Cybersecurity Foundations: Computer Forensics

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Tools and knowledge requirements

Tools and knowledge requirements

From the course: Cybersecurity Foundations: Computer Forensics

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Tools and knowledge requirements

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- [Instructor] There are some prerequisites to starting a digital forensics investigation. These include basic hardware and software tools, which require significant investments. Maintenance is an important aspect to consider. Hardware needs replacing every once in a while. The software also demands upgrading because new versions are coming out constantly. Managers shouldn't forget the fact that time is also money. Free software sounds good initially, but it could become a time sink when little professional support is available to help the team configure an application properly. It may well be the case that the software becomes obsolete once its development stops due to some obscure problems associated with the project. If this happens, you lose all your investments in the software. For one, your expertise in the software product becomes useless because you have to abandon it and find its replacement. This is why it's…

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