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SY0-501 · Question #373
An incident involving a workstation that is potentially infected with a virus has occurred. The workstation may have sent confidential data to an unknown internet server. Which of the following should
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Submitted by tom_us· Mar 4, 2026Security operations
Question
An incident involving a workstation that is potentially infected with a virus has occurred. The workstation may have sent confidential data to an unknown internet server. Which of the following should a security analyst do FIRST?
Options
- AMake a copy of everything in memory on the workstation.
- BTurn off the workstation.
- CConsult the information security policy.
- DRun a virus scan.
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#incident response#volatile data#memory acquisition#forensics