SPLK-5001 Investigation And Risk Management Practice Question
Which of the following is a primary benefit of Risk-Based Alerting (RBA) over traditional alerting?
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
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It focuses on aggregated behavior to reduce noise.
RBA reduces alert fatigue by focusing on aggregated activity rather than single, potentially noisy events.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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It alerts on every single event.
Why it's wrong here
That is the definition of a noisy traditional alert.
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It eliminates the need for correlation searches.
Why it's wrong here
RBA uses correlation searches to generate risk events.
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It focuses on aggregated behavior to reduce noise.
Why this is correct
RBA aggregates multiple signals to identify higher-confidence threats.
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It ignores all low-severity events.
Why it's wrong here
RBA still tracks them, but aggregates them for better context.
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