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Which THREE of the following are common challenges specific to cloud forensics? (Select THREE)
2During a database forensic investigation, you need to review Microsoft SQL Server transaction logs to identify unauthorized data modifications. Which of the following SQL Server functions or commands is used to read the transaction log?
3An analyst examines the following Apache access log entry: 192.168.1.10 - - [10/Jan/2023:13:45:22 +0000] "GET /search.php?q=1%27%20UNION%20SELECT%201,2,3-- HTTP/1.1" 200 1234 "-" "Mozilla/5.0". Which attack is MOST likely indicated?
4Which of the following email headers is used to verify the domain of the sending server and is commonly used for authentication to prevent spoofing?
5A forensic analyst is investigating a Docker container that was used to launch a network attack. The container has been stopped but not removed. Which action should the analyst take FIRST to preserve volatile evidence?
6Which Azure log source should an investigator query to identify who deleted a virtual machine and when?
7During a forensic investigation of a compromised web server, an analyst examines the Apache access log and finds the following entry: '192.168.1.10 - - [12/Oct/2024:13:45:22 +0000] "GET /index.php?id=1 UNION SELECT username, password FROM users-- HTTP/1.1" 200 1234 "-" "Mozilla/5.0"'. What type of attack is MOST likely indicated?
8During a forensic investigation of a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment, an analyst reviews Audit Logs and sees a log entry with the method 'storage.objects.list' and a principal email 'attacker@gmail.com'. However, the identity is not from the organization's domain. What should the analyst conclude?
9An email forensic analyst receives a suspicious email and wants to verify the originating IP address. The analyst extracts the email headers and sees multiple 'Received' fields. Which 'Received' header should the analyst consider as the most trustworthy source of the sender's IP?
10During an investigation of a web application breach, an analyst reviews IIS logs and finds numerous entries with status code '200' and URIs containing '?cmd=' followed by encoded strings. The analyst also notices that some requests have a 'User-Agent' string resembling 'Microsoft-CryptoAPI/10.0'. What is the MOST likely conclusion?
11During an email forensics investigation, an analyst examines headers and sees `Received: from mail.evil.com (192.168.1.100) by mail.victim.com` followed by `DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=evil.com; s=selector; bh=...; h=...; b=...`. The email claims to be from support@paypal.com. Which finding is the strongest indicator of spoofing?
12In an AWS environment, a security analyst detects unusual API calls that created several IAM users with administrative privileges from an unfamiliar IP address. Which AWS service log should be examined first to identify the specific API calls and the IAM user that made them?
13Which of the following is a unique challenge in cloud forensics compared to traditional digital forensics?
14In an email header, which field typically contains the IP address of the original sending client?
15Which of the following email authentication protocols uses a digital signature to verify the sender's domain and that the email has not been tampered with?
16During a forensic analysis of a compromised web server, an investigator identifies the following log entries. Which THREE entries are the strongest indicators of a successful web shell upload? (Choose three.)
17An investigator is analyzing email headers and notices the following: The 'Received' headers show a path through multiple servers, the 'DKIM-Signature' domain matches the sender domain, and 'X-Originating-IP' is present. Which TWO pieces of information are MOST useful to trace the original sender's IP address? (Choose two.)
18Which email header field is specifically used to verify that an email was not tampered with during transit and is signed by the sender's domain?
19An analyst finds the following string in an IIS log: %3Cscript%3Ealert('XSS')%3C/script%3E. What does this indicate?
20An email forensic analyst receives a suspicious email and wants to trace its origin. Which email header field provides the most reliable information about the IP address of the sending SMTP server?
21Which tool is specifically designed to analyze email headers, track the path of an email, and extract metadata such as originating IP and authentication results?
22Which cloud service log is most appropriate for tracking API calls and resource changes in an AWS environment?
23A forensic analyst is examining MySQL binary logs to identify a data exfiltration event. Which TWO fields are most critical for reconstructing the stolen data?
24A security analyst notices repeated entries in an IIS log: 10.0.0.2, -, 05/Feb/2023:08:12:34 +0000, GET /../../windows/system32/config/sam, 404, 0, 532. Which TWO of the following attack types are indicated by this log entry?
25A Docker container is suspected of malicious activity. Which THREE data sources should the investigator collect for forensic analysis?
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