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GIAC GCFA Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | GIAC |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) Certification Exam |
| Exam Number: | GCFA |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Proctored Exam (Online or Testing Center) |
| Exam Price: | $979 USD |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 4 years |
| Related Certifications: | GCIH GREM GCFE GNFA |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Passing Score: | 73% |
| Exam Duration: | 180 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | Approximately 82 |
| Recommended Training: | SANS FOR508: Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics |
| Exam Registration: | GIAC GCFA Certification Page Pearson VUE GIAC Exams |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored exam or in-person testing center via Pearson VUE |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisites. Completion of SANS FOR508 (Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics) is strongly recommended. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.giac.org/certifications/gcfa |
GIAC GCFA Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Incident Response and Timeline Analysis | |
| Topic 2: Advanced Artifact Recovery and Anti-Forensics Techniques | |
| Topic 3: Malware Triage and Analysis | |
| Topic 4: Memory Forensics | |
| Topic 5: Digital Forensics Fundamentals & Methodology | |
| Topic 6: Windows Forensics and Artifact Analysis | |
| Topic 7: Network Forensics and Traffic Analysis |
GCFA Exam Questions and Answers
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The package contains 318 practice questions for the GCFA exam, all verified by our IT experts. A free demo is available so you can review the style before you buy.
- Advanced Artifact Recovery and Anti-Forensics Techniques ()
- Network Forensics and Traffic Analysis ()
- Malware Triage and Analysis ()
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The real GCFA exam gives you 180 minutes minutes for Approximately 82 questions. The engine lets you rehearse under the same kind of time pressure, so pacing decisions become automatic.
GIAC GCFA Certification Page: register for GCFA
Pearson VUE GIAC Exams: register for GCFA
SANS FOR508: Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics: Visit official page
To pass GCFA you need 73%, and the official fee is $979 USD. Setting the target score early makes it easier to measure your progress in practice tests.
No mandatory prerequisites. Completion of SANS FOR508 (Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics) is strongly recommended.
GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst Sample Questions:
John works as a Technical Support Executive in ABC Inc. The company's network consists of ten computers with Windows XP professional installed on all of them. John is working with a computer on which he has enabled hibernation. He shuts down his computer using hibernation mode. Which of the following will happen to the data after powering off the system using hibernation?
- A. Data will be saved before the system is switched off if you have configured hibernation to save data.
- B. Unsaved data will be lost when hibernation switches off the system.
- C. Data will be saved automatically before the system is switched off.
- D. Data will be stored on the ROM.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Fill in the blank with the appropriate file system.
Alternate Data Streams (ADS) is a feature of the_____ file system, which allows more than one data stream to be associated with a filename.
- A. NTFS
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Sam works as a professional Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator. A project has been assigned to him to investigate a compromised system, which runs on Linux operating system. Sam wants to investigate and review local software, system libraries, and other application installed on the system.
Which of the following directories in Linux will he review to accomplish the task?
- A. /sbin
- B. /mnt
- C. /tmp
- D. /lib
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which of the following switches is used with Pslist command on the command line to show the statistics for all active threads on the system, grouping these threads with their owning process?
- A. Pslist -x
- B. Pslist -d
- C. Pslist -m
- D. Pslist -t
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
Which of the following methods is used by forensic investigators to acquire an image over the network in a secure manner?
- A. Linux Live CD
- B. EnCase with a hardware write blocker
- C. Secure Authentication for EnCase (SAFE)
- D. DOS boot disk
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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