5.3 Leverage the Events Reference (Events Data Dictionary) Documentation to Learn Information About Specific Events CCFH Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · medium

   A Falcon Hunter is writing a custom query to detect suspicious DNS queries. They need to filter on a field that contains the DNS request. They are unsure of the exact field name. How can the Events Reference help them?

   • ABy generating a sample query for them to use.
   • BBy showing them the DNS traffic captured for a specific host.
   • CBy providing the exact field names and descriptions for DNS-related events.
   • DBy providing the list of all possible DNS requests seen in the environment.
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2. 2application · medium

   A Falcon Hunter is investigating a series of events around a potential data exfiltration. They see an event with a field 'DnsRequest' and want to understand if the value is a fully qualified domain name or just a hostname. How can the Events Reference help them interpret this field?

   • ABy reviewing the MITRE ATT&CK techniques associated with the event.
   • BBy reading the field description in the Events Reference for that event.
   • CBy looking at the raw event data to see the exact value.
   • DBy checking the DNS server logs for the host.
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4. 3foundation · easy

   A junior analyst is unsure why a particular event appears in a search and what the event's fields mean. How can the Events Reference help the analyst?

   • AIt shows the event in the context of the full attack chain on a timeline.
   • BIt allows the analyst to submit the event to CrowdStrike for manual review.
   • CIt automatically correlates the event with known threat intelligence and provides a risk score.
   • DIt provides a detailed description of the event type and explains the meaning of each field, enabling the analyst to interpret the event correctly.
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5. 4application · medium

   While reviewing a Detection, a Falcon Hunter sees an event with a field named 'ContextTimeStamp' and is unsure of its format. They open the Events Reference for that event. What should they look for to determine the data type and meaning of this field?

   • AThe event's severity level and associated MITRE ATT&CK techniques.
   • BThe host's system time zone settings to infer the timestamp format.
   • CThe field's description and its data type in the event's field listing.
   • DThe sample payload associated with the event in the Falcon Sandbox.
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6. 5application · medium

   A Falcon Hunter is investigating a suspicious process execution on a Windows host. They see an event in the Event Search with an event ID of 1007 but are unsure what the event represents. They need to quickly find the official documentation for this event to understand its purpose. What is the most direct way to locate this information?

   • AReview the host's local Windows Event Logs for the same event ID.
   • BUse the Falcon Sandbox to detonate the process and observe its behavior.
   • CSearch the Events Reference documentation for event ID 1007.
   • DOpen the Falcon console and navigate to the 'Event Search' help menu.
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