XDR-Engineer Maintenance And Troubleshooting Practice Question
An administrator notices that a specific BIOC alert is triggering false positives across multiple developer workstations. What is the most efficient way to tune this behavior in Cortex XDR without writing custom XQL exclusion queries?
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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Click the alert in the Incident view, select Add Exception, and define criteria such as file hash or digital signature.
Cortex XDR allows administrators to add exceptions directly from the alert or within the BIOC profile configuration.
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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Click the alert in the Incident view, select Add Exception, and define criteria such as file hash or digital signature.
Why this is correct
Adding an exception directly from the alert context menu allows administrators to quickly whitelist safe administrative or developer activity.
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Downgrade the agent content version to a legacy release.
Why it's wrong here
Downgrading content versions leaves endpoints vulnerable to known exploits and is not a valid tuning method.
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Delete the default BIOC profile and create an entirely new tenant policy.
Why it's wrong here
Deleting default profiles is unnecessary and disrupts security policies for all other endpoints.
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Restart the Cortex XDR Agent service on each developer workstation.
Why it's wrong here
Restarting services does not change alert generation rules or tune BIOC sensitivity.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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