Personally, I sway towards the view that seeing depth in Eurovision misses a real ‘laughing opportunity’ and as for the meaning of life, I tend to agree with Charles Schulz when he had his Eureka! moment: ‘I think I’ve discovered the meaning of life – you just hang around until you get used to it’. Quite...
That said, I have been pondering a few of the deeper questions this week – only briefly I hasten to add – mainly as I have spent most of the last seven days speaking with a seemingly endless stream of unhappy people. Especially within the computer forensics sector, things seem really tough right now across the board. In the public sector forensics professionals appear to be under tremendous pressure to hit ever increasing targets with no spare money to be spent on personal development. In the private sector a number of people I have spoken to are seriously worried about losing their jobs this year. Moreover, if they do lose their jobs where can they go next as demand appears to have slowed considerably?
This is actually a point that I have discussed with numerous people this week. I would suggest it isn’t so bad if you are more junior as there are still likely to be some potential positions. However, if you are an experienced mid-career forensics analyst earning say, £45k, what opportunities are really open to you? Unless you move to one of the rare management roles, where do you go from here? Do you need to diversify into a wider Information Security role? A broader Incident response role? Or will positions arise as the sector continues to evolve?
I don’t have the answers but I would be very interested in hearing your thoughts.
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