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Roles and Responsibilities of a Forensics Investigator

A forensic investigator performs the following tasks:

· Determines the extent of any damage done during the crime

· Recovers data of investigative value from computing devices involved in crimes

· Gathers evidence in a forensically sound manner

· Ensures that the evidence is not damaged in any way

· Creates an image of the original evidence without tampering with it to maintain its integrity

· Guides the officials carrying out the investigation; at times, the forensic investigator may be required to produce the evidence and describe the procedure involved in its discovery

· Reconstructs the damaged disks or other storage devices, and uncovers the information hidden on the computer

· Analyzes the evidence data found

· Prepares the analysis report

· Updates the organization about various attack methods and data recovery techniques, and maintains a record of them

· Addresses the issue in a court of law and attempts to win the case by testifying in court