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CAS-004 Practice Question: Drag and drop the steps to set up a SIEM alert…
Drag and drop the steps to set up a SIEM alert for a failed login threshold into the correct order.
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Identify log source, then create rule, then set threshold, then configure response, then enable and test
SIEM rule creation: identify log source, create rule, set threshold, configure response, then enable and test.
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Identify log source, then create rule, then set threshold, then configure response, then enable and test
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because you must first identify the log source to know what events to monitor, then create the rule to define the condition, set the threshold to specify the number of failures, configure the response actions (e.g., email alert), and finally enable and test the rule to ensure it works.
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Set threshold, then create rule, then identify log source, then configure response, then enable and test
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot set a threshold before knowing the log source and creating the rule; the threshold is part of the rule definition and depends on the log source.
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Identify log source, then set threshold, then create rule, then configure response, then enable and test
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the threshold should be set after the rule is created, not before; the rule defines the event to monitor and then the threshold specifies the count.
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Create rule, then identify log source, then set threshold, then enable and test, then configure response
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you need to identify the log source before creating a rule, and you must configure the response before enabling and testing; otherwise, the alert may trigger without any action.
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