SPLK-5001 SIEM Defenses And Data Practices Practice Question
You need to ensure that the 'Threat Intelligence' framework periodically updates. Where do you configure the update interval?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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In the Threat Intelligence Manager dashboard.
The Threat Intelligence Manager allows you to define the update interval for individual threat feeds.
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In the Threat Intelligence Manager dashboard.
Why this is correct
The manager handles individual feed update schedules.
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Using a crontab on the OS level.
Why it's wrong here
Splunk manages its own scheduling internal to the application.
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By modifying the threat data model.
Why it's wrong here
The data model does not manage the download schedule.
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In the global settings.conf file.
Why it's wrong here
Global settings don't control individual feed schedules.
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