ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
During an incident, a security analyst identifies a SQL injection attack. The team contains the threat by blocking the attacker's IP. Which step should be performed next in the incident response process?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Eradication
After containment, the next step is eradication to remove the root cause (e.g., fix the vulnerability) before recovery.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Detection
Why it's wrong here
Detection occurs before containment.
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Lessons Learned
Why it's wrong here
Lessons learned occurs after recovery.
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Recovery
Why it's wrong here
Recovery should follow eradication.
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Eradication
Why this is correct
Eradication removes the cause of the incident.
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Introduction to Security Principles
Key term
SQL
SQL is a standardized programming language used to manage and manipulate relational databases, enabling querying, updating, and data retrieval.
Key term
Recovery
Recovery is the process of restoring systems, data, and operations after a security incident, failure, or disaster to return to normal functioning.
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