A Security Professional Wants to Test a Piece of Malware

question 774

Multiple Choice

A security professional wants to test a piece of malware that was isolated on a user's computer to document its effect on a system. Which of the following is the FIRST step the security professional should take?

• A) Create a sandbox on the machine.
• B) Open the file and run it.
• C) Create a secure baseline of the system state.
• D) Harden the machine.

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Definitions:

Capacitance Change

A variation in the ability of a capacitor to store an electrical charge, affected by factors such as distance between plates, area of plates, and the dielectric material.

Variable Capacitors

Capacitors whose value can be changed.

Dielectric

An insulating material that can be polarized by an electric field, enhancing the capacitor's ability to store an electric charge.

Mica

A mineral used as an electric insulator.