200-201 Security Policies and Procedures Practice Question
A security analyst needs to share threat intelligence with other organizations in a standardized, machine-readable format. Which combination of standards should the analyst use?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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STIX and TAXII
STIX is a language for threat intelligence, and TAXII is a protocol for sharing it. They are commonly used together.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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TAXII and MISP
Why it's wrong here
TAXII is the correct transport protocol, but MISP is a sharing platform, not the structured data model. The pair is tempting because MISP does support TAXII, yet the question asks for standards, and STIX supplies the machine-readable representation that TAXII carries.
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STIX and TAXII
Why this is correct
STIX provides the structured, machine-readable schema for describing indicators, threat actors and campaigns, while TAXII defines the transport protocol for exchanging that content between parties. Together they satisfy the requirement for standardised, automated threat-intelligence sharing.
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ISAC and STIX
Why it's wrong here
An ISAC is an information-sharing organisation, not a technical standard, so it cannot encode or transport indicators. It is tempting because ISACs are the bodies through which organisations share intelligence, but the machine-readable format and transport must come from STIX and TAXII.
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OpenIOC and MISP
Why it's wrong here
OpenIOC is a proprietary Mandiant indicator format, not a ratified sharing standard, and MISP is a platform rather than a transport or data model. The pairing tempts because both appear in threat-intel tooling, yet neither provides the STIX data model with TAXII transport that machine-readable exchange requires.
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