Endpoint Security Fundamentals
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What is the most effective way to avoid leaving evidence of activity?

  • Avoid creating the data in the first place (correct)
  • Use a virtual machine
  • Run the OS from a removable drive
  • Use a portable app

What is the importance of encryption in removing evidence of activity?

  • It deletes all files created by the registry
  • It secures data on a removable disk
  • It makes data recoverable without a key (correct)
  • It makes data readable without a key

What is the advantage of running the OS from a removable drive?

  • It deletes all files created by the registry
  • It makes data unrecoverable without the encryption key
  • It allows for physical security or destruction of the data (correct)
  • It makes data readable without a key

What is the promise of using a virtual machine?

<p>It allows for deletion of the VM with all the data (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using portable apps?

<p>It makes retrieving the data more difficult (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can be used if none of the previous methods were used?

<p>Programs like CCleaner and BleachBit (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the availability of CCleaner?

<p>Windows, Mac, and Linux (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the availability of BleachBit?

<p>Windows and Linux (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to avoid creating data in the first place?

<p>A forensic expert will always find some data left behind (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of securely wiping the VM?

<p>To delete all the data after use (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A forensic expert can always recover deleted data from a computer.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Encryption can make data unrecoverable even if it is found.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Running the OS from a removable drive can completely eliminate evidence of activity.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Using a virtual machine can completely delete all files created by the registry.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

CCleaner is only available on Windows.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

BleachBit is available on all operating systems.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Portable apps can make it impossible to retrieve data.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

CCleaner and BleachBit can be used to securely wipe data.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Running the OS from a removable drive can make data retrieval easier.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Using encryption can make data readable without the encryption key.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Using a virtual machine can make it impossible to retrieve data.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

CCleaner is only available on Windows and Linux.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A forensic expert will always find some data left behind.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

BleachBit is only available on Windows.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Running the OS from a removable drive can eliminate all evidence of activity.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Encryption can make data readable without the encryption key.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Avoiding creating data in the first place is the most effective way to remove evidence of activity.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

CCleaner and BleachBit can be used to securely wipe data.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Using portable apps can make it impossible to retrieve data.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Encryption can make data unrecoverable even if it is found.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Avoiding creating data in the ______ place is the most effective way to remove evidence of activity.

<p>first</p> Signup and view all the answers

A forensic expert will always find some data left behind either on ______ or in the operating system registry.

<p>ram</p> Signup and view all the answers

Using ______ can make retrieving the data much more difficult.

<p>portable apps</p> Signup and view all the answers

The third option is running the OS from a ______ drive.

<p>removable</p> Signup and view all the answers

Using ______ can make data unrecoverable even if it is found.

<p>encryption</p> Signup and view all the answers

We can use programs like ______ if none of the previous methods were used.

<p>CCleaner</p> Signup and view all the answers

BleachBit is available on ______ and Linux.

<p>Windows</p> Signup and view all the answers

The promise of using a ______ machine is that we can delete the VM with all the data after we are done with our work.

<p>virtual</p> Signup and view all the answers

CCleaner is available on ______, Mac, and Linux.

<p>Windows</p> Signup and view all the answers

Running the OS from a ______ drive can make retrieving the data much more difficult.

<p>removable</p> Signup and view all the answers

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