CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 (V3) Practice Question

Chain of custody documents are vital in incident response to establish that evidence has been controlled and handled properly from the time of acquisition to its presentation in a legal setting. Maintaining a complete chain of custody ensures that the evidence is trustworthy and has not been tampered with, which is essential for its admissibility in court. While forensic image hashes ensure data integrity, they do not by themselves provide information on the handling of the evidence. Witness statements are a form of evidence but can be less reliable than physical or digital evidence with a proper chain of custody. Log files are an important piece of evidence, but without a proper chain of custody, their integrity and admissibility can be questioned and challenged.