How much experience is needed to enter forensics in any capacity?

I am sure that the answer to this is: "it depends". I am about to finish my networking and cybersecurity associates degree and I work in a help desk role for about a year now. So I am new to both IT and forensics/cybersecurity.

I found my digital forensics class to be much more engaging and interesting than ethical hacking and I have always been interested in digital forensics. However I am 31 years old and law enforcement/military is not …

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