312-85 Practice Question: Threat Intelligence IN SOC IR And Risk Management
You are managing a CrowdStrike Falcon Insight deployment. To proactively hunt for an adversary identified in a recent TI report, which search language should you use to query the Event Search interface for a specific file hash?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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FQL
CrowdStrike utilizes FQL (Falcon Query Language) to search across the sensor data and endpoint activity logs.
Answer analysis
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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SPL
Why it's wrong here
SPL is specific to Splunk.
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KQL
Why it's wrong here
KQL is specific to Microsoft Sentinel/Azure Data Explorer.
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FQL
Why this is correct
FQL is the query language for the Falcon platform.
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Lucene
Why it's wrong here
Lucene is used by Elasticsearch, not Falcon.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official EC-Council exam blueprint
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