How does AI contribute to predicting potential security breaches?

By automatically patching all systems every day

By analyzing historical attack data to identify patterns that precede breaches

By encrypting all sensitive files

By physically securing data centers

A security analyst at a financial firm notices that a legitimate employee's account is exhibiting unusual behavior: logging in from a new geographic location, accessing files outside normal working hours, and downloading an unusually large volume of data. The firm uses an AI-based security platform. Which AI capability is MOST directly responsible for flagging this activity?

Behavioral analysis that establishes a baseline of normal user activity and detects deviations

Vulnerability management that scans the system for unpatched software

Predictive security that forecasts a future breach based on historical attack data

Malware classification that identifies the downloaded files as malicious

What is the main purpose of user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) in security?

To block all external network traffic

To replace multi-factor authentication

To encrypt all user communications

To detect anomalies by establishing a baseline of normal behavior for users and devices

What is the goal of predictive security analytics?

To respond to incidents after they have already happened

To forecast potential security incidents before they occur

To replace all other security controls

How can AI improve the containment phase of incident response?

By automatically isolating affected systems based on predefined playbooks

By predicting future attacks without any need for monitoring

By manually reviewing every alert before any action is taken

By deleting all user accounts to prevent further access

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