CompTIA Security+ Certification SY0-601: The Total Course - Gathering Digital Evidence

The video tutorial covers digital forensics, focusing on the importance of maintaining the chain of custody and ensuring evidence integrity. It explains how to create forensic images and generate hashes to prove evidence authenticity. The tutorial also discusses tools like FTK Imager and write blockers, and emphasizes the order of volatility in evidence collection. A practical demonstration of using FTK Imager for forensic imaging is included.

Why is it important to document the original state of evidence in digital forensics?

• To make evidence more accessible

• To prove evidence was not tampered with

• To comply with data storage regulations

• To ensure evidence is not lost

What is the primary function of a write blocker in digital forensics?

• To encrypt data

• To allow data writing

• To prevent data writing

• To delete unnecessary files

Which tool is mentioned for creating forensic images?

• Helix

• Autopsy

• FTK Imager

• WinHex

What is the order of volatility in evidence acquisition?

• Acquiring hard disk files first

• Acquiring CPU registers and RAM first

• Acquiring network logs first

• Acquiring backup files first

What is the purpose of generating a hash for a forensic image?

• To verify the integrity of the evidence

• To improve image quality

• To encrypt the image

• To compress the image

During the practical demonstration, what is the first step in using FTK Imager?

• Select the image file

• Create a disk image

• Analyze the image

• Export the image

What metadata is required when creating a forensic image?

• Case number and evidence number

• File size and type

• Network address

• Encryption key