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XSOAR-Engineer Threat Intelligence Management Practice Question

When configuring a feed integration instance, the administrator selects 'Trust level' as 'Good'. How does this affect the indicator's calculated score when conflicting with a malicious feed?

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

It assigns a higher weight to trusted sources, potentially overriding lower-trust malicious feeds.

Trust levels in XSOAR determine how indicator scores from various sources are weighed and resolved during reputation calculation.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • It causes the indicator score to be permanently locked to 0 regardless of other feeds.

    Why it's wrong here

    Trust levels influence scoring but do not create permanent locks unless configured via specific exemption rules.

  • It disables feed fetching for that specific indicator value.

    Why it's wrong here

    It does not disable fetching.

  • It automatically deletes the indicator if any other feed reports it as malicious.

    Why it's wrong here

    Trust levels do not trigger automatic deletion.

  • It assigns a higher weight to trusted sources, potentially overriding lower-trust malicious feeds.

    Why this is correct

    Trust levels allow administrators to prioritize reliable sources over noisy or unverified feeds.

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