1.4 Explain the Concepts of Alert Grouping and Data Stitching XDR-ANALYST Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of alert grouping in a security operations center?

   • ATo assign each alert a unique priority score based on the source IP
   • BTo combine related alerts into a single incident to reduce noise and streamline management
   • CTo automatically remediate all alerts without analyst intervention
   • DTo permanently delete duplicate alerts from the system
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2. 27foundation · easy

   What is a benefit of data stitching for incident investigation?

   • AIt automatically quarantines infected hosts
   • BIt reduces the need for log retention
   • CIt enables a comprehensive view of the attack timeline and scope
   • DIt eliminates the need for manual analysis
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4. 28foundation · easy

   Which technique is commonly used in data stitching to link events that belong to the same network session?

   • APatch management
   • BDisk partitioning
   • CLoad balancing
   • DSession correlation
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5. 29application · medium

   During an incident investigation, an analyst has separate logs from the firewall, endpoint, and authentication server. Each log shows a different part of the attack, but the analyst cannot see how they connect. What technique should the analyst use to get a unified view of the attack?

   • AAlert grouping to combine the logs into one alert
   • BManual review of each log to identify commonalities
   • CIncreasing the log retention period to gather more data
   • DData stitching to correlate the logs into a single timeline
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6. 30application · medium

   A security operations center (SOC) receives thousands of alerts per day from multiple security tools. Analysts are overwhelmed and often miss critical incidents because they are investigating each alert individually. The SOC manager wants to reduce the noise and help analysts focus on actual threats. What should the SOC implement first?

   • AData stitching to correlate all alerts into a single timeline
   • BAlert grouping based on common attributes like source IP and user
   • CIncreasing alert thresholds to reduce the number of alerts generated
   • DAssigning more analysts to handle the alert queue
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