PCSE Practice Question: Managing Operations in a Cloud Solution Environment
A security team is designing an incident response workflow for container threats detected by Security Command Center Premium. They want to automatically capture forensic evidence from compromised GKE nodes. Which THREE steps should they include? (Choose THREE.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Export the container image from Artifact Registry for analysis.
When a container threat is detected, the team should capture evidence by taking snapshots of persistent disks, collecting pod logs from the node, and exporting container logs. Deleting the cluster or creating a new node pool would destroy evidence.
Answer analysis
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For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Export the container image from Artifact Registry for analysis.
Why this is correct
The image may contain vulnerabilities or malware.
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Collect pod logs and container logs from the node using kubectl logs.
Why this is correct
Logs are critical for investigating the threat.
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Immediately drain and delete all pods on the node.
Why it's wrong here
This may delete logs and evidence.
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Delete the compromised node pool to prevent further damage.
Why it's wrong here
Deleting destroys evidence.
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Take a snapshot of the node's boot disk.
Why this is correct
Preserves the node's state for forensic analysis.
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