Which of the following best describes what incident categorization achieves in a SOC?

It groups incidents into classes such as phishing, malware, or unauthorized access

It ranks incidents by their urgency and impact

It assigns a unique identifier to each incident for tracking

It determines the root cause of an incident

An analyst is categorizing an incident where an employee's laptop was lost. The laptop contained unencrypted HR records. Which categorization criteria are most relevant for this incident?

Attack vector: Phishing; Affected asset: Email account; Impact type: Credential theft.

Attack vector: Malware; Affected asset: HR server; Impact type: Data modification.

Attack vector: DDoS; Affected asset: Network; Impact type: Denial of service.

Attack vector: Physical loss; Affected asset: Laptop; Impact type: Data breach (confidentiality loss).

A SOC uses a 2x2 matrix with 'Impact' on one axis and 'Urgency' on the other to prioritize incidents. A new incident involves a malware infection on a single non-critical development server. The malware is spreading slowly, and no other systems are affected yet. According to the matrix, how should this incident be prioritized?

Defer the incident until the next business day because it is not affecting production.

High priority because any malware infection is a critical security event.

Medium priority because the malware is spreading, which increases urgency.

Low priority because both impact and urgency are low.

Which of the following is a prioritization criterion in SOC operations?

The business criticality of the affected system

Which of the following is a common criterion used to prioritize incidents?

The impact on business operations

The source IP address of the attacker

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A SOC uses a 2x2 matrix with 'Impact' on one axis and 'Urgency' on the other to prioritize incidents. A new incident involves a malware infection on a single non-critical development server. The malware is spreading slowly, and no other systems are affected yet. According to the matrix, how should this incident be prioritized?
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Which of the following is a prioritization criterion in SOC operations?
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Which of the following is a common criterion used to prioritize incidents?
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