XDR-Analyst Alert Lifecycle And Incident Correlation Practice Question
During the alert-to-incident lifecycle in Cortex XDR, an alert is generated by an endpoint agent, evaluated by analytics, and subsequently combined into an existing incident. What status does the newly added alert assume upon joining the incident?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The alert automatically adopts the status of the parent incident (e.g., Under Investigation or Resolved).
When new alerts are added to an existing incident via correlation, they inherit the lifecycle context of the parent incident while retaining their individual alert states.
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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The alert status changes permanently to 'False Positive'.
Why it's wrong here
Alerts only become false positives if explicitly triaged and marked as such by an analyst.
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The alert is dropped from the database due to duplicate correlation.
Why it's wrong here
Correlated alerts are retained in the database for forensic depth and audit trails.
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The alert automatically adopts the status of the parent incident (e.g., Under Investigation or Resolved).
Why this is correct
Correlated alerts join the incident structure and reflect the operational state of the parent incident.
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The alert is placed in 'Quarantine' status pending manual review.
Why it's wrong here
Quarantine is an endpoint isolation action, not an alert status.
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