GSEC · Question #312
Which of the following activities would take place during the containment phase?
The correct answer is C. Correlating logs from the firewall, PCAPs from an IPS, and syslogs from a server to build a. The containment phase focuses on understanding the scope of an incident and limiting further damage, which includes correlating data from multiple sources to determine what must be isolated or blocked.
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Which of the following activities would take place during the containment phase?
Options
- ADisseminating change management documentation regarding the steps taken during incident.
- BRebuild a virtual server from scratch using the original installation media.
- CCorrelating logs from the firewall, PCAPs from an IPS, and syslogs from a server to build a
- DCreating a binary backup of the system's Infected hard drive for usage in a forensic Investigation.
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(37 responses)- A3% (1)
- B11% (4)
- C84% (31)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
The containment phase focuses on understanding the scope of an incident and limiting further damage, which includes correlating data from multiple sources to determine what must be isolated or blocked.
Disseminating change management documentation about steps taken during the incident is a post-incident activity that belongs in the Lessons Learned phase, after the incident is fully resolved.
Rebuilding a server from scratch using original installation media is an Eradication or Recovery phase task performed only after the threat has been removed and the environment is stable.
During containment, analysts must establish exactly what happened and how far the incident has spread before they can make accurate isolation decisions. Correlating firewall logs, IPS packet captures (PCAPs), and server syslogs together builds a timeline of attacker activity that directly informs which systems to quarantine, which communication paths to block, and what the full blast radius of the incident is - all actions central to the containment goal.
Creating a binary forensic image of an infected drive is an evidence-preservation step typically associated with the Identification or early Eradication phase, aimed at capturing disk state before remediation rather than actively limiting incident spread.
Concept tested: Incident response containment phase log correlation
Source: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-61r2.pdf
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