To which of the following groups should the analyst report this real-world event?

The SIEM at an organization has detected suspicious traffic coming a workstation in its internal

network. An analyst in the SOC the workstation and discovers malware that is associated with a botnet is installed on the device A review of the logs on the workstation reveals that the privileges of the local account were escalated to a local administrator.

To which of the following groups should the analyst report this real-world event?
A . The NOC team
B . The vulnerability management team
C . The CIRT
D . The read team

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Answer: C

Explanation:

The Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) is responsible for handling incidents and ensuring that the incident response plan is followed.

Reference: CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, Exam SY0-601, Chapter 9