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ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Practice Question

A security administrator arrives as the first responder to a suspected data-exfiltration incident on an on-premises Linux file server that is still powered on and connected to the network. To ensure proper evidence collection and seizure that best preserves the most volatile data, which action should be performed first?

  • Immediately power the server off to prevent further malicious activity and then transport it to a secure lab.

  • Use vetted forensic tools to acquire a complete live memory (RAM) image before interacting with storage devices.

  • Disconnect the Ethernet cables to isolate the host, then perform a graceful shutdown for offline analysis.

  • Physically remove the server's hard drives and create bit-stream copies using a hardware write blocker.

ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
Incident Response and Recovery
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