IR Philosophy and Ethics | TryHackMe

Nihir Zala
2 min readMay 21, 2024

Overview: The TryHackMe “IR Philosophy and Ethics” room delves into the ethical side of Incident Response (IR). It presents real-world scenarios that test your decision-making in situations where ethics clash with technical needs. You’ll learn to prioritize actions, consider user privacy, and navigate complex choices that arise during a cyberattack. While not a technical deep dive, this room is a valuable training ground for security professionals to develop strong ethical judgment for effective IR.

Answers for this room:

Task 1:

1.DFIR Philosophy, Ethics and Dilemmas! Here we go!

Ans: No Answer needed

Task 2:

2.During containment, what must be done to compromised systems to prevent more damage?

Ans: isolate and quarantine

3.An adversary’s entry point to an organisation can be identified as?

Ans: ground zero

4.What key action must be taken during recovery?

Ans: patch vulnerabilities

Task 3:

5.As a DFIR analyst, one must avoid any bias. What principle would you be embodying?

Ans: Objectivity

6.Creating a map of the data handling journey during evidence preservation is establishing a what?

Ans: Chain of Custody

7.What does providing regular updates to stakeholders ensure?

Ans: Transparency

Task 4:

8.Which duty involves building and maintaining trust with stakeholders during a cyber breach investigation?

Ans: Trustworthiness

9.To ensure transparency, DFIR teams have a duty to?

Ans: Inform

10.Based on the duty to inform case study, what should be considered when deciding whether to investigate a breach? (Answer1 vs Answer2)

Ans: risk vs embarrassment

11.Based on the duty to responsible collection case section, what should be set in advance to prevent excessive data collection?

Ans: clear policies and procedures

12.Under which duty would teams ensure to operate within the bounds of the law and organisational policies?

Ans: Authorisation

Task 5:

13.What is the flag?

Ans: THM{Face_Your_DFIR_Ethical_Dilemmas}

Task 6:

14.Continue on to IR Difficulties and Challenges!

Ans: No Answer needed

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Nihir Zala
Nihir Zala

Written by Nihir Zala

Hi there, I'm Nihir Zala—a Laravel developer from Gujrat, India, with over 2.5 years of professional experience. I also learning Penetesting from THM and HTB.

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