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Place the items in the list below in the correct order in which the forensic analyst…

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A forensic analyst is asked to respond to an ongoing network attack on a server. Place the items in the list below in the correct order in which the forensic analyst
should preserve them.
Select and Place:

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Explanation:
When dealing with multiple issues, address them in order of volatility (OOV); always deal with the most volatile first. Volatility can be thought of as the amount of
time that you have to collect certain data before a window of opportunity is gone. Naturally, in an investigation you want to collect everything, but some data will
exist longer than others, and you cannot possibly collect all of it once. As an example, the OOV in an investigation may be RAM, hard drive data, CDs/DVDs, and
printouts.
Order of volatility: Capture system images as a snapshot of what exists, look at network traffic and logs, capture any relevant video/screenshots/hashes, record
time offset on the systems, talk to witnesses, and track total man-hours and expenses associated with the investigation.

Dulaney, Emmett and Chuck Eastton, CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, Sixth Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014, p 453


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