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Eccouncil 112-57 Exam - Topic 4 Question 9 Discussion

Jennifer, a forensics investigation team member, was inspecting a compromised system. After gathering all the evidence related to the compromised system, she disconnected the system from the network to stop the spread of the incident to other systems.Identify the role played by Jennifer in the forensics investigation.
A) Incident responder
B) Incident analyzer
C) Evidence manager
D) Expert witness

Eccouncil 112-57 Exam - Topic 4 Question 9 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's 112-57 exam
Question #: 9
Topic #: 4
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Jennifer, a forensics investigation team member, was inspecting a compromised system. After gathering all the evidence related to the compromised system, she disconnected the system from the network to stop the spread of the incident to other systems.

Identify the role played by Jennifer in the forensics investigation.

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Jennifer's actions match the responsibilities of an incident responder, whose job spans immediate containment, preservation, and stabilization activities during an active or recently active security incident. In standard digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) procedures, responders first take steps to preserve evidence (e.g., documenting the scene, capturing volatile data when appropriate, and collecting relevant system artifacts) and then execute containment measures to prevent further harm. Disconnecting a compromised host from the network is a classic containment control used to stop malware propagation, block command-and-control communications, and prevent lateral movement to other systems.

An incident analyzer typically focuses on deeper technical analysis---timeline reconstruction, root cause determination, and correlating artifacts across hosts and logs---rather than performing immediate containment. An evidence manager is primarily responsible for maintaining evidence integrity, chain of custody, storage, labeling, and access control, not operational containment. An expert witness provides formal testimony and interpretation in legal or disciplinary proceedings and is not usually involved in live containment actions. Since Jennifer both gathered evidence and then isolated the system to stop spread, the role most consistent with documented DFIR responsibilities is Incident responder (A).


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Carrol
17 hours ago
But she acted quickly to contain the issue. That’s a responder's role.
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Felicia
6 days ago
I lean towards evidence manager. She gathered and secured evidence first.
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Maddie
11 days ago
Agreed, incident responder makes sense. Stopping the spread is crucial.
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Kirk
16 days ago
I think Jennifer is an incident responder. She took immediate action.
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Haydee
21 days ago
Disconnected the system? Seems a bit extreme, right?
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Queenie
27 days ago
Wait, are we sure she’s not an incident analyzer?
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Casie
1 month ago
I agree, incident responder makes sense here.
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Merissa
1 month ago
I think she’s more of an evidence manager.
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Vincent
1 month ago
She's definitely an incident responder.
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Ulysses
2 months ago
I could see her being an evidence manager too, but the immediate action of disconnecting the system feels more like an incident responder role.
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Shaun
3 months ago
This reminds me of a practice question where the responder was also the one to contain the incident. I feel like that's what Jennifer is doing here.
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Thurman
3 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about incident analyzers focusing more on the analysis phase rather than immediate response.
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Rosendo
3 months ago
I think Jennifer is acting as an incident responder since she disconnected the system to prevent further damage. That seems to fit the role.
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