312-85 Practice Question: Threat Intelligence IN SOC IR And Risk Management
You are configuring a firewall to block domains identified by your TI platform. What is the primary risk of using 'automated blocking' without human verification?
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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Blocking legitimate business traffic
The primary risk of automated blocking is the potential for blocking legitimate services, leading to business disruption due to false positives.
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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Blocking legitimate business traffic
Why this is correct
False positives can lead to significant outages.
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Increased malware infection rate
Why it's wrong here
Blocking should reduce, not increase, infections.
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Overloading the SIEM
Why it's wrong here
Blocking at the firewall does not affect SIEM load.
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Higher license costs
Why it's wrong here
This is not a technical risk of blocking.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official EC-Council exam blueprint
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