ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Practice Question
You are the first responder to a suspected data-exfiltration incident on a powered-on Windows file server in the company's data center. Digital evidence may later be needed in court, so you must follow accepted evidence-handling procedures. According to NIST guidance, which initial action should you perform before interacting with the system?
Pull the network cable to stop data exfiltration, then photograph the server connections.
Open a chain-of-custody log and record the date, time, location, and your identity.
Install vendor patches to close the suspected vulnerability before evidence is collected.
Create a forensic disk image of all attached drives using a hardware write-blocker.
NIST SP 800-86 and other accepted forensic guidelines state that a chain-of-custody record must begin the moment evidence is first identified. Documenting who collected the system, when, where, and under what circumstances establishes the evidentiary trail required for admissibility. Disconnecting power or networking, imaging the drive, or applying patches may all be necessary later, but doing any of them before formally initiating the chain-of-custody log risks creating an evidentiary gap that could lead to challenges in court.
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