Which category of security consultants handles post-incident forensic analysis?

• A. Security forensic consultants
• B. Security management consultants
• C. Technical security consultants
• D. Risk assessment consultants

Answer: (A)

Post-incident forensic analysis requires specialized skills in collecting, preserving, and examining digital evidence to uncover how a security incident occurred, what data or systems were affected, and what timeline the attacker followed. This work often involves memory and disk forensics, log and network artifact analysis, malware and attacker-tool identification, and producing a defensible report that supports containment, remediation, and potential legal or regulatory processes. Those with expertise in this area are security forensic consultants, whose role centers on reconstructing the incident and presenting evidence-driven findings.

Other security consulting roles focus on different aspects: security management consultants help with governance, policy, incident response planning, and overall security program structure; technical security consultants focus on implementing and maintaining technical controls, secure architectures, and vulnerability mitigation; risk assessment consultants evaluate threats and vulnerabilities to determine risk levels and prioritize mitigations.