Certified Cyber Defender (CCD)

Question 1

What is the 'order of volatility' in digital forensics?

The order in which evidence expires legally The sequence for collecting evidence from most to least volatile (e.g., RAM before disk) The priority list for patching systems The ranking of security incidents by severity

Correct Answer:

The sequence for collecting evidence from most to least volatile (e.g., RAM before disk)

Question 2

Which tool is commonly used to create a forensic bit-for-bit image of a hard drive in Linux?

Nmap dd or dcfldd Wireshark Nessus

Correct Answer:

dd or dcfldd

Question 3

What is the purpose of a 'chain of custody' document in digital forensics?

To document the software patching history To record who had access to evidence and when, ensuring admissibility in court To list all network hosts discovered To track vulnerability remediation progress

Correct Answer:

To record who had access to evidence and when, ensuring admissibility in court

Question 4

A forensic analyst acquires a disk image and computes its MD5 hash. Why is this hash computed again after analysis?

To compress the image file To verify the image has not been altered and evidence integrity is maintained To speed up file indexing To encrypt the evidence file

Correct Answer:

To verify the image has not been altered and evidence integrity is maintained

Question 5

Which Windows artifact stores recently accessed files and application execution history useful in forensic investigations?

Pagefile.sys only Prefetch files and LNK files (jump lists) BIOS firmware logs DNS cache only

Correct Answer:

Prefetch files and LNK files (jump lists)

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