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Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst (SPLK-5001) (SPLK-5001) Practice Test

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Q1Cyber Landscape And Industry Frameworkseasy
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Which phase of the Cyber Kill Chain is most effectively mitigated by implementing strict egress filtering on your firewall?

AInstallation.
Command and Control (C2).Correct
CReconnaissance.
DExploitation.

Strict egress filtering on the firewall blocks outbound connections from compromised hosts to attacker-controlled infrastructure, which directly disrupts the Command and Control (C2) phase of the Cyber Kill Chain. Without C2, the attacker cannot issue commands, exfiltrate data, o…Read full explanation

Q2Cyber Landscape And Industry Frameworkseasy
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An analyst needs to correlate an alert with the 'Delivery' phase of the Cyber Kill Chain. Which data source should be most prioritized for this specific stage?

ADomain Controller authentication logs.
Email gateway logs and web proxy logs.Correct
CInternal host process creation logs.
DEndpoint file integrity monitoring.

The Delivery phase of the Cyber Kill Chain covers how the attacker transmits the weaponized payload to the victim — typically via email attachments, malicious links, or drive-by downloads. Email gateway logs capture delivery attempts (attachments, sender reputation, URL clicks), …Read full explanation

Q3Cyber Landscape And Industry Frameworksmedium
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Your organization is adopting the CIS Controls v8. You are using Splunk to track 'Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets'. Which Data Model is essential for this visibility?

AVulnerability Data Model.
Assets and Identity Data Model.Correct
CEndpoint Data Model.
DNetwork Traffic Data Model.

The Assets and Identity Data Model is the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) data model that normalizes asset inventory and identity information — hostnames, IPs, MAC addresses, OS details, and user identities. CIS Control 1 (Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets) require…Read full explanation

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