Exam 350-201 topic 1 question 46 discussion

Actual exam question from Cisco's 350-201

Question #: 46
Topic #: 1

A security analyst receives an escalation regarding an unidentified connection on the Accounting A1 server within a monitored zone. The analyst pulls the logs and discovers that a Powershell process and a WMI tool process were started on the server after the connection was established and that a PE format file was created in the system directory. What is the next step the analyst should take?

A. Isolate the server and perform forensic analysis of the file to determine the type and vector of a possible attack
B. Identify the server owner through the CMDB and contact the owner to determine if these were planned and identifiable activities
C. Review the server backup and identify server content and data criticality to assess the intrusion risk
D. Perform behavioral analysis of the processes on an isolated workstation and perform cleaning procedures if the file is malicious

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by Bobster02 at Nov. 30, 2021, 6:13 p.m.

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Bobster02

Highly Voted 2 years ago

Selected Answer: A

A. Isolate the server and perform forensic analysis of the file to determine the type and vector of a possible attack

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marceus

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Selected Answer: A

ChatGPT: In summary, isolating the server and performing forensic analysis is the first step in determining the nature of the threat and containing the potential attack.

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DrVoIP

10 months, 2 weeks ago

A. Isolate the server and perform forensic analysis of the file to determine the type and vector of a possible attack. The presence of unidentified connections, Powershell processes, and WMI tool processes, as well as a file in the system directory, suggest that the server may have been compromised. Isolating the server and performing forensic analysis of the file can help determine the type and vector of the possible attack and enable the organization to take appropriate actions to contain and remediate the incident. - ChatGPT

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