CISCO 350-201 Exam Question 79

A SOC analyst detected a ransomware outbreak in the organization coming from a malicious email attachment. Affected parties are notified, and the incident response team is assigned to the case. According to the NIST incident response handbook, what is the next step in handling the incident?
A. Create a follow-up report based on the incident documentation.
B. Perform a vulnerability assessment to find existing vulnerabilities.
C. Eradicate malicious software from the infected machines.
D. Collect evidence and maintain a chain-of-custody during further analysis.
Correct Answer: D