During a criminal investigation, the prosecutor submitted the original hard drive from the suspect's computer as evidence. The defense objected during the trial proceedings, and the evidence was rejected. Which of the following practices should the prosecutor's forensics team have used to ensure the suspect's data would be admissible as evidence? (Select TWO.)
A) Follow chain of custody best practices
B) Create an identical image of the original hard drive, store the original securely, and then perform forensics only on the imaged drive.
C) Use forensics software on the original hard drive and present generated reports as evidence
D) Create a tape backup of the original hard drive and present the backup as evidence
E) Create an exact image of the original hard drive for forensics purposes, and then place the original back in service

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The forensics team should follow chain of custody best practices to maintain the integrity and traceability of the evidence. Additionally, they should create an identical image of the original hard drive and perform forensics on the imaged drive to prevent any alteration of the original evidence.

During a Criminal Investigation, the Prosecutor Submitted the Original Hard