An employee is suspected of insider trading and using confidential company information to make trades in the stock market. Your employer has asked you to take possession of the employee's laptop and hold it until the government authorities pick it up. What should you do when transferring the device to the authorities?
Maintain the chain of custody
Place the device in an antistatic bag for safekeeping
Chain of Custody (CoC) is a document that tracks the custody of an object. Anytime the object is transferred, stored, or otherwise handled by someone it must be recorded in the chain of custody. The CoC will be used as evidence that the device was not tampered with. The CoC should be given to law enforcement officials along with the device.
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