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Incident Response and Management
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- ▸Answering from memory before reading the full scenario.
- ▸Missing a constraint such as cost, availability, security, scope or command context.
- ▸Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
- ▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.
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When performing digital forensics, which of the following represents the correct order of volatility from most volatile to least volatile?
Medium2After a phishing incident, the security team wants to improve detection of similar attacks in the future. Which THREE actions should the team take as part of post-incident activity? (Choose THREE.)
Medium3During a post-incident review, a security analyst identifies that the mean time to detect (MTTD) for incidents is significantly higher than the industry benchmark. Which THREE actions should the analyst recommend to improve detection capabilities?
Easy4During a forensic investigation, an analyst must acquire digital evidence while maintaining forensic soundness. Which THREE practices should the analyst follow? (Choose three.)
Hard5A security analyst is responding to a potential data exfiltration incident. As part of the containment strategy, the analyst must preserve evidence. Which TWO actions should the analyst take before containment? (Select two.)
Medium6A CSIRT is investigating a ransomware incident that encrypted files on multiple servers. The team needs to determine the initial infection vector. Which THREE pieces of evidence should the team prioritize collecting? (Select three.)
Hard7During a forensic investigation, an analyst needs to acquire disk images from multiple suspect drives. Which THREE practices ensure forensic soundness? (Select THREE)
Hard8A security analyst is investigating a potential data breach. The analyst needs to collect digital evidence while preserving its integrity. Which TWO actions should the analyst take? (Choose TWO.)
Medium9An organization's incident response team is classifying an incident based on severity and priority. Which TWO factors should the team consider when determining the priority of an incident? (Select TWO.)
Easy10Which of the following is the FIRST step in the NIST SP 800-61 incident response lifecycle?
Easy11A security analyst is investigating a potential malware infection on a Windows workstation. The analyst needs to collect evidence while preserving the order of volatility. Which TWO pieces of data should the analyst collect FIRST? (Select TWO)
Medium12A security analyst is investigating a potential data exfiltration incident. The analyst captures memory from a Windows system and finds a process that is injecting code into other processes. Which THREE indicators from the memory analysis would MOST strongly suggest malicious activity? (Select THREE.)
Hard13An incident response team is conducting post-incident activities after a ransomware attack. The team wants to improve detection and response for future incidents. Which TWO actions are most appropriate for updating detection rules? (Select TWO.)
Medium14A security analyst is performing incident response for a suspected malware outbreak. Which TWO actions are examples of long-term containment? (Select TWO.)
Medium15During dynamic analysis of a suspicious file in a sandbox environment, which THREE behaviors are considered indicators of compromise (IOCs) that suggest malicious activity? (Choose THREE.)
Medium16A security analyst is investigating a phishing incident that resulted in credential theft. Which TWO actions should the analyst take as part of short-term containment? (Choose two.)
Medium17During the preparation phase of the NIST SP 800-61 incident response lifecycle, which of the following is the MOST important activity to ensure effective incident response?
Easy18During a forensic investigation, an analyst needs to acquire volatile memory from a compromised Linux server running a critical application. The server cannot be powered off. Which tool should the analyst use to capture memory with the least impact on the system?
Hard19During a forensic investigation, an analyst must preserve evidence in accordance with forensic sound procedures. Which THREE of the following practices should the analyst follow? (Select THREE.)
Hard20A security analyst is performing dynamic malware analysis using a sandbox. The analyst observes that the malware creates a scheduled task that executes a PowerShell command to download a payload from a remote server. Which of the following behavioral IOCs should be prioritized for detection?
Hard21During the detection and analysis phase of incident response, a security analyst identifies suspicious outbound traffic from a finance workstation to a known malicious IP address at 2:00 AM. The analyst checks the firewall logs and sees a single connection. Which action should the analyst take FIRST according to NIST SP 800-61?
Medium22A security analyst is triaging an alert indicating that a user's workstation has been infected with ransomware. The file server shows signs of encryption. The analyst needs to contain the incident. Which action should the analyst take FIRST to minimize damage?
Medium23An incident responder is called to a server room where a critical database server is exhibiting signs of compromise. The responder must preserve evidence while preventing further damage. Which of the following is a short-term containment strategy that also preserves evidence?
Medium24A security analyst is reviewing IOCs from a threat intelligence feed. The analyst wants to enrich the IOCs using open-source tools. Which THREE tools are commonly used for IOC enrichment? (Select three.)
Easy25An incident responder is performing containment of a ransomware incident that has encrypted files on several file servers. Which THREE actions are appropriate for long-term containment and recovery? (Select THREE)
Medium26A company has experienced a ransomware attack that encrypted critical servers. The incident response team is in the containment, eradication, and recovery phase. Which THREE actions are part of long-term containment? (Choose three.)
Medium27A security analyst is investigating a potential insider threat where a user is suspected of exfiltrating sensitive data via USB drives. The analyst needs to gather evidence while preserving the chain of custody. Which THREE actions should the analyst perform? (Choose THREE.)
Hard28An incident response team is conducting post-incident activities after containing a malware outbreak. Which TWO activities should be included in the lessons learned phase? (Choose TWO.)
Easy29An incident response team is analyzing indicators of compromise (IOCs) from a phishing campaign. Which THREE of the following are commonly used IOC types? (Select THREE.)
Easy30A security analyst is performing forensic analysis of a compromised system. The analyst needs to acquire disk evidence in a forensically sound manner. Which TWO actions should the analyst take to ensure the integrity of the evidence? (Choose TWO.)
Medium31An organization is experiencing a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting its web servers. The incident response team is implementing containment strategies. Which TWO actions are appropriate for short-term containment of a DDoS attack? (Choose TWO.)
Medium32An organization uses MISP (Malware Information Sharing Platform) to share threat intelligence with trusted partners. Which of the following standards is commonly used by MISP to structure and exchange threat intelligence data?
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