'How to break into computer forensics' ... of sorts.

Brian Krebs just posted advise for people thinking about a career in cybersecurity:

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/07/thinking-of-a-cybersecurity-career-read-this/

It struck me that with only minor changes, that is a pretty good overview of the situation is digital forensics as well. Critical skills are slightly differently weighted, but on the whole the situation seems similar.