20+ practice questions focused on Incident Response — one of the most tested topics on the Certified SOC Analyst (312-39) exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Incident Response PracticeIn an IR scenario involving a compromised Microsoft 365 account, which command in the Security & Compliance PowerShell module is used to force sign-out of all active sessions?
Explanation: Revoke-AzureADUserAllRefreshToken is the official command to invalidate existing refresh tokens and force re-authentication.
A SIEM alert indicates multiple failed logins followed by a successful login from a new IP in Splunk Enterprise Security. As a first responder, which dashboard should you navigate to in order to verify the MITRE ATT&CK mapping of this behavior?
Explanation: The Incident Review dashboard allows analysts to view the MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with notable events.
While using ServiceNow Security Incident Response (SIR), you need to escalate a ticket. What is the standard process to ensure the security manager receives notification?
Explanation: Updating the 'Assigned to' or 'Assignment group' fields while using the 'Work notes' to trigger a business rule notification is the standard workflow.
During incident triage, you realize an alert is a False Positive. What is the most appropriate action to take within the SIEM ticketing system?
Explanation: Closing the ticket as 'False Positive' with a mandatory comment ensures the audit trail reflects why the alert was dismissed.
You are triaging an alert in CrowdStrike Falcon. An endpoint shows a 'Suspicious File' detection. To verify the process tree and identify the parent process, which view do you use?
Explanation: The Process Tree in CrowdStrike Falcon visualizes the genealogy of the process that triggered the detection.
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