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Why is it important to prioritize collecting data from a system based on its volatility?
Why is it important to prioritize collecting data from a system based on its volatility?
- Because more volatile data may only be available for a short time (correct)
- Because it's easier to collect data from the CPU
- Because all data is equally important
- Because less volatile data is more important
What type of data is considered the most volatile and should be collected first?
What type of data is considered the most volatile and should be collected first?
- Information in your backups and archival media
- Data in temporary file systems
- Process tables and memory information
- Data in your CPU registers or CPU cache (correct)
What type of data is likely to be stored on a system for an extended period of time?
What type of data is likely to be stored on a system for an extended period of time?
- Data in your CPU registers or CPU cache
- Temporary file systems
- Information in your backups and archival media (correct)
- Router tables and ARP cache
What is the next step in collecting data after gathering CPU information?
What is the next step in collecting data after gathering CPU information?
Why is it important to collect data from remote logging facilities?
Why is it important to collect data from remote logging facilities?
What type of data rarely changes on a system?
What type of data rarely changes on a system?
What type of data might be captured over the network?
What type of data might be captured over the network?
What can be done with extensive packet captures in larger environments?
What can be done with extensive packet captures in larger environments?
Where can smaller packet captures be found?
Where can smaller packet captures be found?
What are the bits of data stored in different places in memory or on the storage drive referred to as?
What are the bits of data stored in different places in memory or on the storage drive referred to as?
What type of information might be stored in an artifact?
What type of information might be stored in an artifact?
Why are artifacts useful in analyzing network activity?
Why are artifacts useful in analyzing network activity?
What can be used to gather information from a mobile device?
What can be used to gather information from a mobile device?
What type of information can be found on a mobile device?
What type of information can be found on a mobile device?
Why might an attacker modify the firmware of a device?
Why might an attacker modify the firmware of a device?
What is a snapshot of a virtual machine?
What is a snapshot of a virtual machine?
What is the purpose of a cache?
What is the purpose of a cache?
What type of data is typically stored in a CPU cache?
What type of data is typically stored in a CPU cache?
What happens to the data in a cache over time?
What happens to the data in a cache over time?
What can be found in a browser cache?
What can be found in a browser cache?
Why is a cache used in a system?
Why is a cache used in a system?
What can be done with a snapshot of a virtual machine?
What can be done with a snapshot of a virtual machine?
What is the primary reason for removing the storage drive from the system during forensic analysis?
What is the primary reason for removing the storage drive from the system during forensic analysis?
What type of data is preserved during a bit-for-bit copy of a storage drive?
What type of data is preserved during a bit-for-bit copy of a storage drive?
What is the purpose of a swap or pagefile in modern operating systems?
What is the purpose of a swap or pagefile in modern operating systems?
What is the benefit of capturing information from memory during forensic analysis?
What is the benefit of capturing information from memory during forensic analysis?
Why is it important to gather information from the swap or pagefile during forensic analysis?
Why is it important to gather information from the swap or pagefile during forensic analysis?
What is the purpose of comparing operating system files and libraries to a known-good version during forensic analysis?
What is the purpose of comparing operating system files and libraries to a known-good version during forensic analysis?
What type of information can be gathered from the operating system itself during forensic analysis?
What type of information can be gathered from the operating system itself during forensic analysis?
What is the benefit of using a handheld imaging device during forensic analysis?
What is the benefit of using a handheld imaging device during forensic analysis?
What is the purpose of a memory dump in forensic analysis?
What is the purpose of a memory dump in forensic analysis?
Why is it important to analyze data from multiple sources during forensic analysis?
Why is it important to analyze data from multiple sources during forensic analysis?
