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SPLK-5001 Threat And Attack Types Practice Question

You are auditing logs and find that a user has modified an audit policy using 'auditpol.exe'. Which Splunk CIM data model should contain this information?

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Change Analysis

The Change Analysis data model tracks configuration and policy changes within the environment.

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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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Network Traffic
Why it's wrong here
This tracks network sessions.
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Change Analysis
Why this is correct
The Change Analysis data model is designed to capture configuration and system policy changes.
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Endpoint
Why it's wrong here
Endpoint tracks general host logs but Change Analysis is more specific for policies.
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Authentication
Why it's wrong here
This tracks logins, not system policy changes.

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