A cybersecurity analyst is reviewing an alert from a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system. The alert contains the following details: Timestamp: 2025-10-21T10:15:00Z, Source_IP: 10.10.50.100, Destination_IP: 192.168.1.1, User_Account: j.doe, Rule_ID: 8675, Description: "Multiple failed login attempts from a non-corporate asset.". When compiling the formal incident report based on the "who, what, when, where, and why" framework, which piece of information from the alert best populates the 'where' component?
Timestamp: 2025-10-21T10:15:00Z
Source_IP: 10.10.50.100 and Destination_IP: 192.168.1.1
Description: "Multiple failed login attempts from a non-corporate asset."
The 'where' component of an incident report specifies the physical or, in this case, logical location of the incident. The source and destination IP addresses identify the network locations involved in the event. The timestamp corresponds to the 'when' component. The user account relates to the 'who' component. The description of the event helps define the 'what' component of the report.
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