A Cyber-Incident Response Analyst Is Investigating a Suspected Cryptocurrency Miner

question 24

Multiple Choice

A cyber-incident response analyst is investigating a suspected cryptocurrency miner on a company's server. Which of the following is the FIRST step the analyst should take?

• A) Create a full disk image of the server's hard drive to look for the file containing the malware.
• B) Run a manual antivirus scan on the machine to look for known malicious software.
• C) Take a memory snapshot of the machine to capture volatile information stored in memory.
• D) Start packet capturing to look for traffic that could be indicative of command and control from the miner.

Understand the steps for evaluating the validity of research claims.

Gain knowledge of APA ethical guidelines in research.

Compare and contrast different research methodologies in psychology.

Familiarize with the brain-imaging techniques used in psychological research.

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