Activity 4 - Evidence reliability

Activity 4
Methods of Aquiring Evidence

​Unit 11 - Cyber Security and Incident Management

Open Ended

How has the evidence on been obtained here?

Open Ended

How has the following evidence been obtained?

Open Ended

How has the evidence shown here been obtained?

Open Ended

How was this evidence obtained?

Open Ended

This is the door access control log for the BCTAA.

How was this piece of evidence obtained?

Evidence Reliability

As part of the assessment you need to decide how reliable a piece of evidence is - you also need to say why it is reliable or why it is not reliable.

Poll

This the report that Marina wrote following her investigations into the incident at Projet Serendipity.

How reliable is this piece of evidence?

• Very reliable - Marina knows the PS system and can check how it works.

• Generally Reliable - however it is not clear when it was written.

• Marina is not an expect in Cyber Security so she is not a good choice to carry out an investigation into the incident at PS. It should therefore be considered unreliable.

• This evidence can be relied upon as Marina has no reason to lie.

Poll

This is the diagram that was produced by Mlle Maubour's measurements of the Wifi.

Which of the following do you think is the most appropriate?

• Reliable - Mlle Maubour has used suitable tools to produce a diagram which shows the range, detectable signal and the area in which login is possible.

• Generally Reliable - Mlle Maubour has used tools to measure the WiFi - however different WiFi systems may be able to connect at different positions depending on the quality of equipment used.

• Not reliable - it is not clear what tools have been used to measure the signal strength.

• Not Reliable - It is not clear what skills Mlle Maubour has in order to take this diagram - all we know is she is a PhD student living in Lille.

Poll

This the Network Diagram for the Eighties hotel. It is likely that this piece of evidence has been supplied by Hennrick Bello - the Network Manager of the Eighties Hotel.

How reliable is this piece of evidence?

• Reliable - as this diagram has been supplied by the network manager then it will be the latest diagram showing all the hardware used at the Eighties hotel

• Generally reliable - it is not clear when this diagram was produced as no dates have been included. It would also be useful to include dates showing when it was last updated.

• Not reliable - the diagram may be out of date.

• Not reliable - not all the devices are shown on the diagram - e.g. Firewalls.