Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) — Question 109

You are working as a Computer forensics investigator for a corporation on a computer abuse case. You discover evidence that shows the subject of your investigation is also embezzling money from the company. The company CEO and the corporate legal counsel advise you to contact law enforcement and provide them with the evidence that you have found. The law enforcement officer that responds requests that you put a network sniffer on your network and monitor all traffic to the subject's computer. You inform the officer that you will not be able to comply with that request because doing so would:

Answer options

• A. Violate your contract
• B. Cause network congestion
• C. Make you an agent of law enforcement
• D. Write information to the subject's hard drive

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because complying with the request would mean acting under the authority of law enforcement, which could compromise your independence as an investigator. Option A is incorrect as it does not pertain to legal obligations regarding law enforcement. Option B is not the primary concern, as network congestion is a practical issue rather than a legal one. Option D is incorrect because monitoring traffic with a sniffer does not necessarily write data to the subject's hard drive.