Topic 12B: Digital Forensics

What is the primary goal of digital forensic analysis?

• Identifying potential threat actors

• Recovering deleted files

• Uncovering relevant information from computer systems and networks

• Collecting evidence for internal investigations

Why is documentation critical in digital forensic analysis?

• To provide assistance to law enforcement agencies

• To ensure the admissibility of digital evidence in court

• To identify potential insider threats

• To analyze system vulnerabilities

What is the main focus of digital forensics investigations related to insider threats?

• Identifying external threat sources

• Prosecuting crimes involving misuse of equipment

• Collecting evidence for regulatory compliance

• Analyzing system vulnerabilities

How is digital evidence described in terms of its visibility?

• Manifest

• Overt

• Latent

• Covert

What is due process in the context of forensic investigation?

• A legal requirement for fair application of laws

• A method for preserving digital evidence

• An approach for analyzing system vulnerabilities

• A technique for collecting evidence from mobile devices

What does legal hold entail in digital forensics?

• Preserving information relevant to a court case

• Initiating investigations into insider threats

• Conducting forensic analysis on network traffic

• Recovering deleted files from computer systems

What is acquisition in the context of digital forensics?

• Collecting evidence from computer systems

• Analyzing system memory for volatile data

• Prosecuting external threat actors

• Implementing forensic tools on network devices

What is a consideration when acquiring data from a device not owned by the organization?

• The need for legal validation of search or seizure

• The application of encryption to captured data

• The use of live acquisition techniques

• The deployment of network intrusion detection systems

Why is capturing evidence from a digital crime scene more challenging than from a physical one?

• Physical evidence is easier to preserve

• Digital evidence can be altered or lost more easily

• Digital evidence provides clearer indications of threat actors

• Physical evidence requires specialized tools for analysis

In what order should evidence be captured according to ISOC best practice guidelines?

• From most to least relevant

• From least to most volatile

• From least to most relevant

• From most to least volatile