XSIAM-Analyst Threat Intelligence Management And ASM Practice Question
An administrator needs to ensure that custom threat intelligence indicators ingested via a CSV file maintain a specific custom severity rating of 'Critical' regardless of external provider scores. How should this be configured in XSIAM?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Modify the default severity mapping in the Threat Intelligence settings for the custom CSV integration instance to override incoming scores with 'Critical'
When mapping custom indicator feeds, field mapping rules allow forcing specific severities or overriding incoming scores.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Modify the default severity mapping in the Threat Intelligence settings for the custom CSV integration instance to override incoming scores with 'Critical'
Why this is correct
Integration instance configurations permit overriding provider-supplied scores with a static custom severity.
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Edit the global indicator whitelist to elevate matching items to Critical
Why it's wrong here
Whitelists are used to exclude or suppress indicators, not elevate severity.
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Manually update each indicator via the incident management console after ingestion
Why it's wrong here
Manual updating is inefficient and does not scale for automated CSV feed ingestion.
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Create an XQL alert rule that rewrites the indicator severity field upon ingestion
Why it's wrong here
XQL alert rules run on events, not directly on the threat intelligence indicator database table during feed normalization.
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