XDR-Engineer Detection And Reporting Practice Question
An administrator is managing custom IOC (Indicator of Compromise) feeds in Cortex XDR. Which THREE file formats or ingestion methods are supported when importing custom IOC indicators? (Choose three)
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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CSV file upload
Cortex XDR supports importing custom IOCs via flat file uploads (CSV), STIX/TAXII threat feeds, and direct API ingestion.
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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Compiled C++ source code (.cpp)
Why it's wrong here
Source code files are not an IOC import format.
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CSV file upload
Why this is correct
Administrators can upload custom IOC lists formatted as CSV files.
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TAXII threat feed integration
Why this is correct
Cortex XDR natively connects to TAXII servers to ingest threat intelligence feeds.
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Cortex XDR REST API ingestion
Why this is correct
Custom IOCs can be programmatically pushed into Cortex XDR using the REST API.
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Windows Registry Hive backup (.hiv)
Why it's wrong here
Registry hive backups are used for offline OS forensic analysis, not IOC ingestion.
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