Process Improvement CS0-003 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · hard

   A SOC manager is evaluating a 'single pane of glass' solution. The organization uses a SIEM, a vulnerability scanner, and a threat intelligence platform (TIP). The manager's primary goal is to reduce the time analysts spend switching between consoles. However, the team also needs to maintain a clear audit trail of which analyst performed which action. Which solution best balances these two requirements?

   • AUse the SIEM as the single interface and require all other tools to be accessed through it.
   • BCreate a custom dashboard that displays data from all three tools but requires analysts to perform actions in the original consoles.
   • CDeploy a SOAR platform that provides a unified interface and logs all analyst actions taken within it.
   • DProvide analysts with a single sign-on (SSO) portal for all three tools.
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2. 17expert · hard

   A SOC manager is considering implementing a 'single pane of glass' solution to improve efficiency. The organization has a limited budget and a small security team. The manager's main goal is to reduce the time analysts spend switching between the SIEM and EDR consoles. Which approach is the most cost-effective and least complex to implement?

   • AConfigure the SIEM to ingest EDR alerts and use its built-in dashboard as the single interface.
   • BDevelop a custom in-house dashboard that pulls data from both the SIEM and EDR APIs and displays it on a single web page.
   • CProvide analysts with a second monitor so they can view both consoles side-by-side.
   • DDeploy a full SOAR platform with extensive automation and orchestration capabilities.
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4. 18application · medium

   An organization's SOC analysts spend significant time each morning manually copying indicators of compromise (IOCs) from the SIEM into a threat intelligence platform (TIP) to enrich alerts. The team wants to reduce this repetitive workload. Which action would most directly streamline this operation?

   • ACreate a scheduled report in the SIEM that emails the IOCs to the TIP administrator daily.
   • BInstruct analysts to prioritize alerts that contain known IOCs and ignore the rest.
   • CConfigure a bidirectional API integration between the SIEM and the TIP to automatically share IOCs and enrichment data.
   • DIncrease the number of analysts on the morning shift to handle the IOC copying faster.
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5. 19application · medium

   A SOC analyst manually checks the reputation of IP addresses in a threat intelligence portal before blocking them in the firewall. This process takes several minutes per alert. The team wants to speed up this step without sacrificing accuracy. Which action would be most effective?

   • ATrain the analyst to use a command-line tool to query the threat intelligence portal.
   • BIntegrate the SIEM with the threat intelligence portal so that IP reputation is automatically appended to each alert.
   • CCreate a bookmark folder in the browser for all the threat intelligence portals the analyst uses.
   • DAsk the firewall vendor to include a built-in IP reputation service.
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6. 20expert · hard

   A SOC is overwhelmed by the number of alerts from its SIEM. The manager wants to streamline the alert triage process. Analysts currently manually review each alert, which is time-consuming. The manager is considering implementing a SOAR platform. What is the primary benefit of the SOAR platform in this context, and what is a key consideration?

   • AIt will automatically resolve all alerts, but requires significant tuning to avoid missing true positives.
   • BIt provides a single pane of glass, but does not integrate with existing SIEM tools.
   • CIt can automate the initial triage and enrichment of alerts, but requires careful design of playbooks to avoid automating incorrect responses.
   • DIt will eliminate the need for analysts, but requires a large upfront investment in hardware.
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