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VerifiedForensics Investigation and Malware Analysis

A SOC analyst at a national cybersecurity agency observed unusual system behavior on critical-infrastructure servers. Initial scans indicated possible malware activity. Because the suspected attack was sophisticated and involved registry-key changes, process injection, and unauthorized tasks, the incident was escalated to the forensic team. The forensic team believes the malware is intended for stealthy data exfiltration. To fully evaluate the compromise, the team captured system snapshots before and after the suspected infection to identify unauthorized changes and anomalies. Which process is the forensic team using by capturing and comparing system snapshots to detect unauthorized changes and anomalies?

Explanation

Host integrity monitoring establishes a baseline of a host’s system state and compares later measurements against it to detect unauthorized changes and anomalies. NIST describes integrity monitoring as taking an operational baseline before an event and using it to compare the system state during an attack.

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