Free CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

A network security analyst suspects an ongoing exploitation of a system vulnerability. In order to capture and analyze the traffic for forensic investigation, the analyst plans to use a packet capturing tool. What is the primary benefit of performing a packet capture in this scenario?

  • To determine the top protocols in use for capacity planning.

  • To identify peak usage times to plan for bandwidth allocation.

  • To measure the response time of services for improving quality of service (QoS).

  • To provide detailed network traffic analysis including suspicious payload and timestamps.

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CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 / 
Security Operations
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