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SSCP · Question #921

In order to be able to successfully prosecute an intruder:

The correct answer is B. A proper chain of custody of evidence has to be preserved. If you intend on prosecuting an intruder, evidence has to be collected in a lawful manner and, most importantly, protected through a secure chain-of-custody procedure that tracks who has been involved in handling the evidence and where it has been stored. All other choices are…

Submitted by kwame.gh· Apr 18, 2026Incident Response and Recovery

Question

In order to be able to successfully prosecute an intruder:

Options

  • AA point of contact should be designated to be responsible for communicating with law
  • BA proper chain of custody of evidence has to be preserved.
  • CCollection of evidence has to be done following predefined procedures.
  • DWhenever possible, analyze a replica of the compromised resource, not the original, thereby

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    86% (32)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

If you intend on prosecuting an intruder, evidence has to be collected in a lawful manner and, most importantly, protected through a secure chain-of-custody procedure that tracks who has been involved in handling the evidence and where it has been stored. All other choices are all important points, but not the best answer, since no prosecution is possible without a proper, provable chain of custody of evidence.

Topics

#Chain of Custody#Digital Forensics#Legal Evidence#Incident Handling

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