Network Security Administrator (NSA, legacy) — Question 7

Volatile Memory is one of the leading problems for forensics. Worms such as code Red are memory resident and do write themselves to the hard drive, if you turn the system off they disappear. In a lab environment, which of the following options would you suggest as the most appropriate to overcome the problem of capturing volatile memory?

Answer options

• A. Use VMware to be able to capture the data in memory and examine it
• B. Give the Operating System a minimal amount of memory, forcing it to use a swap file
• C. Create a Separate partition of several hundred megabytes and place the swap file there
• D. Use intrusion forensic techniques to study memory resident infections

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because creating a separate partition for the swap file ensures that the data can be preserved and analyzed after the system is turned off, mitigating the risk of losing volatile memory information. Option A does not directly address the need to capture volatile memory before shutdown, while options B and D do not effectively ensure the preservation of memory data either.