6.2 Identify Methods to Optimize Security Operations Center (SOC) Performance (e.g., Automation and AI, Collaboration and Information Sharing, Regular Security Policy Updates, Security Framework Alignment) CYBERSECURITY-APPRENTICE Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   A SOC team is part of a global organization with teams in different regions. They want to improve their incident response by sharing threat intelligence and best practices across regions. What is the most effective way to achieve this?

   • ACreate a single global policy that all regions must follow without deviation.
   • BAllow each regional team to operate independently and only report to headquarters monthly.
   • CUse a public social media group to share threat information.
   • DEstablish a regular cross-regional meeting and a shared threat intelligence repository.
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2. 17foundation · easy

   Why is it important to regularly update security policies in a SOC?

   • ATo ensure policies remain unchanged for consistency
   • BTo eliminate the need for employee training
   • CTo adapt defenses to evolving threats and changes in the environment
   • DTo reduce the frequency of security audits
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4. 18application · medium

   A SOC team uses automated playbooks to respond to common incidents. After a recent incident, they realized that the playbook did not account for a new type of attack. What is the best action to prevent this from happening again?

   • ADisable the automated playbook and handle all incidents manually.
   • BUpdate the playbook and the underlying security policies to include the new attack technique.
   • CWait for the next scheduled review of playbooks in six months.
   • DIncrease the alert severity for all incidents to ensure they get more attention.
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5. 19foundation · easy

   What is a key benefit of aligning SOC processes with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?

   • AIt helps establish a structured approach to managing cybersecurity risk
   • BIt automatically generates compliance reports for all regulations
   • CIt ensures that all security incidents are prevented
   • DIt removes the need for continuous monitoring
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6. 20expert · hard

   A SOC team is evaluating its current security posture and wants to identify gaps in its detection capabilities. The team uses multiple security tools, but they are not integrated, and there is no common language for describing threats. What is the most effective first step?

   • AHire additional analysts to manually review logs from each tool.
   • BIncrease the number of alerts monitored by each tool to ensure no threat is missed.
   • CPurchase a new SIEM tool to replace all existing tools.
   • DMap the current detection capabilities to the MITRE ATT&CK framework to identify coverage gaps.
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