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A post-incident review shows the SOC detected malicious PowerShell activity six hours late because the existing detections did not correlate the encoded command, the unusual outbound connection, and the creation of a scheduled task. Leadership wants the two follow-up actions most likely to improve future response. Select two.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
Best answer
Add the new indicators and event patterns to SIEM and EDR detections.
Updating detections helps the security stack recognize the same behavior earlier in the future.
B
Best answer
Revise the incident response playbook so analysts know the new escalation and containment steps.
A better playbook shortens response time by telling analysts exactly how to act when the pattern appears again.
C
Distractor review
Restore the compromised host to production immediately after the next reboot.
That does not improve future response and could reintroduce an unresolved compromise.
D
Distractor review
Reduce log retention to keep storage costs low.
Shorter retention makes correlation and investigation harder, which weakens detection and response improvements.
E
Distractor review
Disable PowerShell everywhere without reviewing business requirements or alternatives.
Blanket disabling may disrupt operations and is not a targeted lessons-learned action tied to the root issue.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SY0-701 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Add the new indicators and event patterns to SIEM and EDR detections. — The best post-incident improvements are to refine detections and update the response playbook. Adding the observed patterns to SIEM and EDR makes it more likely that the attack will be flagged earlier next time. Revising the playbook ensures the SOC knows the exact escalation and containment steps to follow, reducing delays and inconsistency during another event. These are classic lessons-learned outcomes. Why others are wrong: Restoring a host does not improve the organization’s future detection or response capability. Cutting log retention hurts investigations and correlation, and disabling PowerShell everywhere is an imprecise response that may create operational problems without addressing the real gap. Those choices do not improve the SOC’s readiness.
What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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