3.4 Define Automation Strategies of Agentic Versus Playbook Capabilities SECURITY-OPERATIONS-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–18

1. 16foundation · easy

   When would an organization choose agentic automation over playbook automation?

   • AWhen the organization needs to ensure every step is audited and approved by a human.
   • BWhen the incident requires the automation to independently investigate and contain a threat without predefined steps.
   • CWhen the response process is highly standardized and rarely changes.
   • DWhen the automation must execute a fixed sequence of actions with no deviation.
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2. 17foundation · easy

   How does agentic automation differ from playbook automation in terms of human involvement?

   • AAgentic automation requires less human involvement because it makes decisions autonomously, while playbook automation may include human checkpoints.
   • BBoth require the same level of human involvement, as they are both fully automated.
   • CAgentic automation requires more human approval steps than playbook automation.
   • DPlaybook automation requires no human involvement, while agentic automation requires constant human supervision.
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3. 18foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes playbook automation?

   • AIt autonomously decides which actions to take based on the current threat landscape.
   • BIt requires a human to manually perform each step without any automation support.
   • CIt executes a predefined, step-by-step sequence of actions to handle a specific scenario.
   • DIt uses machine learning to dynamically generate new response steps for each incident.
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