What is the purpose of containment in incident response?
- A.To collect enough evidence for the card brands by keeping compromised systems online and logging attacker activity until the PFI arrives
- B.To restore normal operations by rebuilding affected servers and returning them to production quickly
- C.To limit the scope and impact of a security incident by isolating affected systems and preventing further damage or data exposure
- D.To identify the attacker's entry point and remove the malware from the affected hosts
Why C is correct
Containment limits incident scope by isolating affected systems, preventing further damage, data loss, or spread to additional systems.
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