Hello everyone, I'm current a college freshman getting a AS in Networking/Cybersecurity. I want to be a Computer Forensic Specialist (dealing with criminal's hard drives using hashing, write blockers, autopsy, documentation etc.), probably/hopefully working for my state's bureau of investigation. However when researching for what I need educationally (Degrees and Certs) I have found that my field is also often used with the term Digital Forensics, which (if I understand it correctly) leans more towards investigating cyberattacks. While this does sound fun, I would not want to do this for my job, I have a natural incline towards hardware and find it more interesting, no offense to anyone doing this as a job, y'all are awesome for that!
So it begs the question: What is the proper term for the forensics I want to do? And if anyone happens to know it, what degree/certs would I need to do this/that would help me? I appreciate any help I could get, thank you all!