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SIEM Defenses And Data Practices
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Which THREE tasks are performed within the 'CIM Setup' interface?
Medium2You need to ensure that only authorized users can view certain sensitive notable events. How do you implement this in Splunk ES?
Medium3A security engineer is configuring a new correlation search that needs to correlate data across two different indexes. Which Splunk ES feature allows for efficient correlation across large datasets?
Hard4A user reports that a specific dashboard panel is timing out. After checking the search job, you notice it is scanning too much data. Which configuration should you adjust?
Hard5Which Splunk Enterprise Security feature allows you to manage the lifecycle of a notable event?
Easy6Which dashboard in Splunk ES provides a high-level view of threats and vulnerabilities mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework?
Medium7Which THREE components are required for an Adaptive Response action to function?
Medium8You are creating a custom Adaptive Response action. The action requires a Python script. Where must this script be placed for the Splunk instance to execute it?
Hard9You are creating a custom correlation search that triggers a notable event. How do you ensure the notable event maintains the correct 'owner' assignment when the search triggers for multiple distinct users?
Hard10What is the effect of changing the 'Retention Period' in the Enterprise Security app settings?
Medium11What is the purpose of the 'Assets and Identities' framework in Splunk ES?
Medium12Which THREE of the following are necessary prerequisites for ensuring a new data source is correctly utilized by the ES 'Access' data model?
Hard13Which TWO actions should be taken if a correlation search is consuming too many system resources?
Hard14When using the 'Risk Analysis' framework in Splunk ES, what is the primary benefit of assigning a 'Risk Object'?
Medium15Which field is mandatory for an event to be correctly categorized by the Common Information Model (CIM) 'Network Traffic' data model?
Medium16Which THREE things are required for Splunk Enterprise Security to provide meaningful security insights?
Easy17Which TWO factors are critical for effective Asset and Identity enrichment?
Medium18You are configuring a 'Notable Event' to use a specific 'Drilldown' link. What syntax is used to pass fields from the event into the URL?
Hard19Which TWO factors directly impact the urgency of a notable event in Splunk ES?
Hard20When onboarding a new firewall source, you notice that the data is not populating the 'Network Traffic' data model. What is the most efficient first step to troubleshoot the CIM mapping?
Medium21Which THREE diagnostic tools or logs are useful for troubleshooting a malfunctioning correlation search?
Hard22Which Splunk ES dashboard allows you to view and manage active threat intelligence feeds?
Easy23You are troubleshooting an 'Adaptive Response' action that is failing to execute on a remote device. What should you check first?
Medium24When a notable event is generated, where does the 'Risk Score' value originate?
Medium25You need to ensure that the 'Threat Intelligence' framework periodically updates. Where do you configure the update interval?
Hard26Which TWO ways can you enrich events with threat intelligence in Splunk ES?
Hard27You are onboarding a new Windows Event Log source using the Splunk Universal Forwarder. To ensure the data conforms to the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) for the Authentication data model, where should you primarily configure the sourcetype?
Medium28Which search command is used to join threat intelligence data with your local search results?
Easy29What is the primary function of the 'Notable Event Suppression' feature?
Easy30In Splunk ES, where can you manage the 'Risk Threshold' for triggering a Notable Event based on aggregate risk scores?
Easy31Which component in the Splunk ES architecture is responsible for mapping disparate log sources to a unified schema?
Easy32When troubleshooting a missing notable event, which search should you run to verify if the correlation search is producing results?
Medium33Which component of the Splunk Enterprise Security architecture is responsible for generating notable events?
Medium34You are configuring a new Data Model for use with Splunk Enterprise Security. Which action is required to ensure the data model accelerates correctly for use in notable event generation?
Medium35Which TWO of the following are valid methods for enriching notable events in Splunk ES?
Medium36Which TWO methods can be used to suppress notable events?
Hard37You want to suppress a specific correlation search alert for a legitimate vulnerability scan. What is the most precise way to achieve this without disabling the search?
Hard38You need to modify the default 'Risk Score' logic for a specific asset. Where should this customization occur?
Hard39When configuring a correlation search, what does the 'Notable Event' field 'Urgency' determine?
Medium40You are troubleshooting why a specific Correlation Search is not appearing in the Incident Review dashboard despite the search returning results. What is the most likely cause?
Hard41A correlation search is failing to generate notable events due to a time-zone mismatch in the source data. What is the best way to handle this in Splunk?
Hard42Which TWO of the following are true regarding the configuration of notable events in Splunk ES?
Medium43Which THREE attributes are commonly used to filter notable events in the Incident Review dashboard?
Medium44Where should you perform the initial configuration of the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) to ensure data is correctly normalized for Enterprise Security?
Easy45What is the purpose of the 'Incident Review' dashboard in Splunk ES?
Easy46Which TWO types of events are typically categorized as 'Notable Events'?
Medium47Which THREE actions are necessary to successfully onboard a new data source into Splunk Enterprise Security?
Medium48When configuring a risk-based correlation search, what is the primary purpose of the 'Risk Analysis' adaptive response action?
Medium49A security analyst needs to reduce the noise generated by a specific correlation search that triggers too frequently for authorized internal vulnerability scanners. What is the most efficient way to handle this in Splunk ES?
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