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CAS-004 Practice Question: Drag and drop the steps to perform a forensic…
Drag and drop the steps to perform a forensic acquisition of a hard drive using FTK Imager into the correct order.
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Step 1: Connect write-blocker to suspect hard drive. Step 2: Connect write-blocker to forensic workstation. Step 3: Launch FTK Imager and create a forensic image. Step 4: Verify hash integrity.
Forensic acquisition requires write-blocking first, then using FTK Imager to create a forensic image, ensuring integrity with hash verification.
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Step 1: Connect write-blocker to suspect hard drive. Step 2: Connect write-blocker to forensic workstation. Step 3: Launch FTK Imager and create a forensic image. Step 4: Verify hash integrity.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because a write-blocker must be attached to the suspect drive first to prevent writes, then connected to the workstation, followed by imaging, and finally hash verification to ensure integrity.
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Step 1: Connect write-blocker to forensic workstation. Step 2: Connect write-blocker to suspect hard drive. Step 3: Launch FTK Imager and create a forensic image. Step 4: Verify hash integrity.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because connecting the write-blocker to the workstation before the suspect drive risks damaging the drive or writing data if the blocker is not properly attached first.
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Step 1: Connect write-blocker to suspect hard drive. Step 2: Launch FTK Imager and create a forensic image. Step 3: Connect write-blocker to forensic workstation. Step 4: Verify hash integrity.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because FTK Imager will not be able to recognize the drive until the write-blocker is connected to the workstation; imaging before connection is impossible.
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Step 1: Connect write-blocker to suspect hard drive. Step 2: Connect write-blocker to forensic workstation. Step 3: Verify hash integrity. Step 4: Launch FTK Imager and create a forensic image.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because hash verification must occur after the image is created, not before; the image does not exist yet.
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