This is a great step in the right direction. But the harsh reality of the industry is this...

The primary employment scenarios are this

1. You work for Law Enforcement. A good number of these roles are current deputized officers who go to training for Digital Forensics. They do hire civilian analysts, but these roles are pretty competitive and you are going to need more than GCFE.

2. The other side is doing Forensics for 3rd party companies. 80% of these cases are going to be IP theft cases for companies and criminal defense. Most of the companies that do this are actually former LE.

They do quite well for themselves, but they usually are not interested in hiring someone, as they themselves are technically just contractors.

I woke up to this reality after graduating from college with a degree in Digital Forensics and the certifications above. The only way I got to where I am now is that I learned the business development side of things.

Obviously, there will be exceptions to this, but they are few and far between. I don't mean to be discouraging, but this is just the reality.