Will AI Replace Digital Forensics Analysts?

Adhere to legal policies and procedures related to handling digital media.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Analyze log files or other digital information to identify the perpetrators of network intrusions.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Conduct predictive or reactive analyses on security measures to support cyber security initiatives.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Create system images or capture network settings from information technology environments to preserve as evidence.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Develop plans for investigating alleged computer crimes, violations, or suspicious activity.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Develop policies or requirements for data collection, processing, or reporting.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Duplicate digital evidence to use for data recovery and analysis procedures.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Identify or develop reverse-engineering tools to improve system capabilities or detect vulnerabilities.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Maintain cyber defense software or hardware to support responses to cyber incidents.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Maintain knowledge of laws, regulations, policies or other issuances pertaining to digital forensics or information privacy.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Perform file signature analysis to verify files on storage media or discover potential hidden files.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Perform forensic investigations of operating or file systems.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Perform web service network traffic analysis or waveform analysis to detect anomalies, such as unusual events or trends.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Preserve and maintain digital forensic evidence for analysis.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Recommend cyber defense software or hardware to support responses to cyber incidents.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Recover data or decrypt seized data.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Write and execute scripts to automate tasks, such as parsing large data files.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Write cyber defense recommendations, reports, or white papers using research or experience.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Write reports, sign affidavits, or give depositions for legal proceedings.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Write technical summaries to report findings.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.