WGU C702 Questions and Answers Updated 2026/2027 12pages

Quantitative Risk Analysis ✔✔- Computer Forensics ✔✔A set of methodological procedures and techniques that help identify, gather, preserve, extract, interpret, document, and present evidence from computers in a way that is legally admissible Cyber Crime ✔✔Any illegal act involving a computing device, network, its systems, or its applications. Both internal and external Enterprise Theory of Investigation (ETI) ✔✔Methodology for investigating criminal activity Types of Cyber Crime ✔✔Civil, Criminal, Administrative Civil Cases ✔✔Involve disputes between two parties. Brought for violation of contracts and lawsuits where a guilty outcome generally results in monetary damages to the plaintiff Criminal Cases ✔✔Brought by law enforcement agencies in response to a suspected violation of law where a guilty outcome results in monetary damages, imprisonment, or both Administrative Cases ✔✔An internal investigation by an organization to discover if its employees/clients/partners are abiding by the rules or policies (Violation of company policies). Non-criminal in nature and are related to misconduct or activities of an employee Rules of Forensic Investigation ✔✔Safeguard the integrity of the evidence and render it acceptable in a court of law. The forensic examiner must make duplicate copies of the original evidence. The duplicate copies must be accurate replications of the originals, and the forensic examiner must also authenticate the duplicate copies to avoid questions about the integrity of the evidence. Must not continue with the investigation if the examination is going to be beyond his or her knowledge level or skill level. Cyber Crime Investigation Methodology/Steps ✔✔1.Identify the computer crime 2.Collect preliminary evidence 3.Obtain court warrant dor discovery/seizure of evidence 4.Perform first responder procedures 5.Seize evidence at the crime scene 6. Transport evidence to lab 7.Create two bitstream copies of the evidence 8. Generate MD5 checksum of the images 9. Maintain chain of custody 10. Store original evidence in secure location 11. Analyze the image copy for evidence 12. Prepare a forensic report 13. Submit a report to client 14. Testify in course as an expert witness Locard's Exchange Principle ✔✔Anyone of anything, entering a crime scene takes something of the scene with them and leaves something of themselves behind when they leave. Types of Digital Data ✔✔Volatile Data Non-volatile Data Volatile Data ✔✔Temporary information on a device that requires a constant power supply and is deleted if the power supply is interrupted Non-Volatile Data ✔✔Secondary storage of data. Long-term, persistent data. Permanent data stored on secondary storage devices, such as hard disks and memory cards. Characteristics of Digital Evidence ✔✔1. Be Relevant 2. Be probative 3. Be authentic 4. Be accurate 5. Be complete 6. Be convincing 7. Be admissible Admissible evidence ✔✔Evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in a civil or criminal trial. Evidence is relevant to the case Authentic Evidence ✔✔Evidence that is in its original or genuine state. Investigators must provide supporting documents regarding the authenticity, accuracy, and integrity of the evidence Complete Evidence ✔✔Evidence must either prove or disprove the fact Reliable Evidence ✔✔evidence that possesses a sufficient degree of likelihood that it is true and accurate Evidence must be proven dependable when the evidence was extracted Believable Evidence ✔✔Evidence must be presented in a clear manner and expert opinions must be obtained where necessary Rules of Evidence ✔✔Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts. Best Evidence Rule ✔✔states that secondary evidence, or a copy, is inadmissible in court when the original exists. Duplicate evidence will suffice under the following conditions: -Original evidence is destroyed due to fire or flood -Original evidence is destroyed in the normal course of business -Original evidence is in possession of a third party Forensic Readiness ✔✔An organization's ability to make optimal use of digital evidence in a limited period and with minimal investigation costs