What is an issue with digital forensics in cloud environments, from a security point of view?

The correct answer is C. no physical access to the hard drive. In cloud environments, investigators cannot seize or image physical media directly - the underlying drives reside in provider data centers - making traditional disk-based evidence collection and chain-of-custody much more challenging.

Submitted by brentm· Mar 6, 2026Forensics Processes

Question

Options

Aweak cloud computer specifications
Black of logs
Cno physical access to the hard drive
Dnetwork access instability

How the community answered

(35 responses)

A
3% (1)
C
94% (33)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

In cloud environments, investigators cannot seize or image physical media directly - the underlying drives reside in provider data centers - making traditional disk-based evidence collection and chain-of-custody much more challenging.

Topics

#cloud forensics#digital forensics challenges#cloud security#evidence acquisition

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full 300-215 Practice