SPLK-5001 Cyber Landscape And Industry Frameworks Practice Question
You are configuring CIS Benchmarks in Splunk for your Linux environment. Which tool/app is the standard for ingesting and reporting these compliance checks?
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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Splunk App for CIS Benchmarks.
Splunk Add-on for CIS (or specifically the Splunk App for CIS Benchmarks) is the designated tool for importing and visualizing these audits.
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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Splunk Add-on for Linux Auditd.
Why it's wrong here
Auditd collects logs but doesn't provide the compliance mapping.
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Splunk App for Infrastructure (SAI).
Why it's wrong here
SAI focuses on performance monitoring, not compliance.
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Splunk App for CIS Benchmarks.
Why this is correct
This app provides out-of-the-box dashboards for CIS compliance.
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Splunk Enterprise Security Vulnerability Scanner.
Why it's wrong here
This scans for vulnerabilities, not configuration benchmarks.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Splunk exam blueprint
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