Free CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

During a routine monitoring of your organization's network, you identify a potential breach. Following an investigation, you discover that sensitive company data, including login credentials, has been listed for sale on a dark web marketplace. Which of the following actions would best assist in the immediate mitigation and investigation of this issue?

  • Keep monitoring the dark web marketplace for any activity regarding the sale or purchase of the company's stolen data.

  • Isolate the compromised systems and initiate a forensic analysis.

  • Notify the internal security team and all company stakeholders about the breach to ensure wide awareness.

  • Begin digital forensic investigation without isolating the systems to acquire real-time data.

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CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 / 
Security Operations
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