A SOC team is using multiple security tools that do not share data well. Analysts have to switch between different dashboards to get a complete picture of an incident. This is causing delays in response. What is the best solution?

Create a manual process to copy data between tools

Hire more analysts to handle the workload

Implement a SOAR platform to orchestrate and automate workflows

Use a single security tool for all monitoring

A SOC manager is under pressure to reduce costs while maintaining 24/7 coverage. The team is small and experiences alert fatigue. The manager is considering outsourcing some monitoring to a managed security service provider (MSSP). What is the most important factor to consider before making this decision?

The cost of the MSSP compared to hiring more analysts

The MSSP's ability to integrate with the existing SIEM and tools

The MSSP's reporting capabilities

The MSSP's response time for critical alerts

A SOC analyst discovers a critical vulnerability on a public-facing server. According to SOC processes, what should the analyst do first?

Document the finding and escalate it according to the incident response plan.

Patch the server immediately without notifying anyone.

Ignore the vulnerability because it is not an active exploit.

Wait for a scheduled maintenance window next month.

A SOC team has implemented a new SIEM and is in the process of tuning correlation rules. The team is receiving a large number of alerts from a rule that detects failed logins. The rule is generating many false positives because of a known application that uses service accounts. The team wants to reduce the noise without losing visibility into actual brute-force attacks. What is the best approach?

Create an exception list for the known service accounts in the correlation rule

Disable the correlation rule entirely

Create a separate rule for the service accounts

Increase the threshold for failed logins to a higher number

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SOC Workflow, Processes, and Challenges SCE Practice Questions (Page 8)

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36application · medium
A SOC team is using multiple security tools that do not share data well. Analysts have to switch between different dashboards to get a complete picture of an incident. This is causing delays in response. What is the best solution?
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37expert · hard
A SOC manager is under pressure to reduce costs while maintaining 24/7 coverage. The team is small and experiences alert fatigue. The manager is considering outsourcing some monitoring to a managed security service provider (MSSP). What is the most important factor to consider before making this decision?
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38application · medium
A SOC analyst discovers a critical vulnerability on a public-facing server. According to SOC processes, what should the analyst do first?
Select an answer first
39expert · hard
A SOC team has implemented a new SIEM and is in the process of tuning correlation rules. The team is receiving a large number of alerts from a rule that detects failed logins. The rule is generating many false positives because of a known application that uses service accounts. The team wants to reduce the noise without losing visibility into actual brute-force attacks. What is the best approach?
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40foundation · easy
In a typical SOC workflow, which step immediately follows the generation of an alert by a monitoring tool?
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A SOC team is using multiple security tools that do not share data well. Analysts have to switch between different dashboards to get a complete picture of an incident. This is causing delays in response. What is the best solution?

A SOC analyst discovers a critical vulnerability on a public-facing server. According to SOC processes, what should the analyst do first?

In a typical SOC workflow, which step immediately follows the generation of an alert by a monitoring tool?

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