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GCFA · Question #190

Which of the following representatives of incident response team takes forensic backups of the systems that are the focus of the incident?

The correct answer is A. Technical representative. The technical representative in an incident response team is the role responsible for performing hands-on forensic backups of systems involved in an incident.

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Question

Which of the following representatives of incident response team takes forensic backups of the systems that are the focus of the incident?

Options

  • ATechnical representative
  • BInformation security representative
  • CLegal representative
  • DLead investigator

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    82% (27)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    9% (3)

Why each option

The technical representative in an incident response team is the role responsible for performing hands-on forensic backups of systems involved in an incident.

ATechnical representativeCorrect

The technical representative possesses the system-level expertise and access required to perform forensic imaging and backups of affected systems using tools such as dd or FTK Imager, ensuring evidence integrity and chain of custody are maintained for the investigation.

BInformation security representative

The information security representative focuses on policy compliance, risk assessment, and security posture guidance rather than performing hands-on forensic data collection tasks.

CLegal representative

The legal representative advises on regulatory obligations, evidence admissibility, and organizational liability but does not perform technical forensic procedures on systems.

DLead investigator

The lead investigator coordinates and directs the overall investigation effort and delegates hands-on forensic backup tasks to the technical representative rather than performing them directly.

Concept tested: Incident response team roles - technical representative duties

Source: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-61r2.pdf

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#incident response team#forensic backup#IR roles#technical representative

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