Forensic Focus Survey 2024

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* 2. How many years experience do you have working in digital forensics? (If you are a student with no work experience, please answer None)

None

Less than 1 year

1-5 years

5-10 years

Over 10 years

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* 3. Which of these platforms do you regularly use to stay up to date with digital forensics news and developments? Tick all that apply

X/Twitter

Facebook

Forums

Discord

YouTube

Podcasts

Threads

Mastodon

Bluesky

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How useful do you find the following content at Forensic Focus?

	Not Useful	Fairly Useful	Very Useful
News	News Not Useful	News Fairly Useful	News Very Useful
Reviews	Reviews Not Useful	Reviews Fairly Useful	Reviews Very Useful
Webinars	Webinars Not Useful	Webinars Fairly Useful	Webinars Very Useful
Articles	Articles Not Useful	Articles Fairly Useful	Articles Very Useful
Podcasts	Podcasts Not Useful	Podcasts Fairly Useful	Podcasts Very Useful
Interviews	Interviews Not Useful	Interviews Fairly Useful	Interviews Very Useful
Event listings/recaps	Event listings/recaps Not Useful	Event listings/recaps Fairly Useful	Event listings/recaps Very Useful
Job listings	Job listings Not Useful	Job listings Fairly Useful	Job listings Very Useful
Course listings	Course listings Not Useful	Course listings Fairly Useful	Course listings Very Useful

Any other comments

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* 5. Which 2 voices would you most like to hear more from at Forensic Focus? Please tick 2 boxes only

Digital forensics practitioners

Academics/researchers

Legal experts

Software developers/vendors

Hardware developers/vendors

Career/recruiting experts

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Which 3 subject areas would you most like to see more coverage of at Forensic Focus? Please tick 3 boxes only

AI and Machine Learning

Blockchain Forensics

Career Issues

Cloud Forensics

Cryptocurrency Forensics

Data Recovery

Digital Evidence Management

Forensic Readiness Planning

Forensic Tools and Scripting

Forensic Tool Testing and Validation

Incident Response

Internet of Things (IoT)

Legal Issues

Malware Analysis

Memory Forensics

Mobile Forensics

Network Forensics

OSINT

Privacy and Ethics

Quantum Computing

Ransomware Investigations

SCADA and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Forensics

Training and Certification

Virtualization and Container Forensics

Well-Being and Mental Health

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What would motivate you MOST to participate in a digital forensics CTF competition? Choose ONE answer only

Learning new skills

Testing your abilities

Networking with peers

Competing for prizes

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What type of prizes would motivate you MOST to participate in a digital forensics CTF competition? Choose ONE answer only

Training vouchers or courses

Tech gadgets

Swag (e.g., T-shirts, mugs, etc.)

Recognition (e.g., certificates, leaderboard placement, interviews)

Cash prizes

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Does your employer offer well-being support?

Yes

Not applicable

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* 10. Has working in digital forensics changed the way you view the world around you and/or your relationship with others?

Yes, significantly

Yes, somewhat

Not applicable

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* 11. Thank you for completing this survey - do you have any other comments or suggestions you would like to share? These can be about Forensic Focus or about digital forensics in general.

Forensic Focus Survey 2024

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* 1. In what country do you live?

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* 2. How many years experience do you have working in digital forensics? (If you are a student with no work experience, please answer None)

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* 3. Which of these platforms do you regularly use to stay up to date with digital forensics news and developments? Tick all that apply

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* 4. How useful do you find the following content at Forensic Focus?

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* 5. Which 2 voices would you most like to hear more from at Forensic Focus? Please tick 2 boxes only

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* 6. Which 3 subject areas would you most like to see more coverage of at Forensic Focus? Please tick 3 boxes only

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* 7. What would motivate you MOST to participate in a digital forensics CTF competition? Choose ONE answer only

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* 8. What type of prizes would motivate you MOST to participate in a digital forensics CTF competition? Choose ONE answer only

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* 9. Does your employer offer well-being support?

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* 10. Has working in digital forensics changed the way you view the world around you and/or your relationship with others?

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* 11. Thank you for completing this survey - do you have any other comments or suggestions you would like to share? These can be about Forensic Focus or about digital forensics in general.