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Submitted by valeria.br· Mar 5, 2026Security Operations
Question
What is the BEST method if an investigator wishes to analyze a hard drive which may be used as evidence?
Options
- ALeave the hard drive in place and use only verified and authenticated Operating Systems (OS)
- BLog into the system and immediately make a copy of all relevant files to a Write Once, Read
- CRemove the hard drive from the system and make a copy of the hard drive's contents using
- DUse a separate bootable device to make a copy of the hard drive before booting the system and
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Topics
#Digital forensics#Evidence preservation#Disk imaging#Write blocker