Retiring from Digital Forensics, Looking Toward Cybersecurity
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The poster is a U.S. police detective eligible for retirement in 2027, with extensive experience in digital forensics using tools like Cellebrite, Axiom, and Graykey. They have worked in Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigations, supervised a Special Victims Unit, and hold a master’s degree in Digital Forensics. The poster has been recognized as an expert witness in court and is interested in transitioning to remote work in cybersecurity, acknowledging the fields are not identical but related.