SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202425244
Digital forensics specialist
Digital forensics specialist conducts complex post-incident forensic analysis to investigate causes of intrusion, attack, loss or breach occurring in an organisation. He/she identifies and defines forensic issues and root causes. He/she develops reports that detail incident timeline, evidence, findings, conclusions and recommendations. He/she supports the design of a breach notification process after a security incident to minimise damage and downtime when attacks and exploits occur. He/she selects, tests and deploys security products and collects information about Internet-based criminal activities. He/she recommends corrective actions to prevent and mitigate internal control failures.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Digital forensics specialist conducts complex post-incident forensic analysis to investigate causes of intrusion, attack, loss or breach occurring in an organisation. He/she identifies and defines forensic issues and root causes. He/she develops reports that detail incident timeline, evidence, findings, conclusions and recommendations. He/she supports the design of a breach notification process after a security incident to minimise damage and downtime when attacks and exploits occur. He/she selects, tests and deploys security products and collects information about Internet-based criminal activities. He/she recommends corrective actions to prevent and mitigate internal control failures.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Cyber forensics investigation specialist • Digital forensics analyst
Elsewhere
• Cyber incident investigation specialist, see 25246 • Cyber threat investigation specialist, see 25247
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSUnit group
2524 Cybersecurity ProfessionalsCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 25244 — Digital forensics specialist
- 25246 — Cyber incident investigation specialist
- 25247 — Threat analysis specialist
ISCO-08
- 2529 — Database and network professionals not elsewhere classified
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.