XSIAM-Analyst Threat Intelligence Management And ASM Practice Question
An organization wants to integrate a proprietary threat intelligence feed that uses a non-standard JSON format. What tool or method should be used within XSIAM to ingest and parse this feed correctly?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Use the Generic Feed integration with custom JSON path mapping
Custom feeds that do not match out-of-the-box integrations can be parsed using custom feed integrations or mapping transformations.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Rewrite the core XSIAM ingestion engine in Python
Why it's wrong here
Core engine code cannot be rewritten by users.
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Manually convert the JSON feed into a Windows Event Log format
Why it's wrong here
Windows Event Logs are not designed for threat intelligence feed ingestion.
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Configure an endpoint agent to scrape the JSON URL locally
Why it's wrong here
Endpoint agents do not scrape web feeds.
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Use the Generic Feed integration with custom JSON path mapping
Why this is correct
The Generic Feed integration allows administrators to configure custom JSON paths to map fields like indicator value, type, and severity.
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