3.4 Use Lookup Tables XDR-ANALYST Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   In Palo Alto Networks XDR, what is the primary purpose of a lookup table?

   • ATo automatically generate correlation rules for threat detection
   • BTo provide a static reference dataset that can enrich or filter events during analysis
   • CTo store raw log data collected from endpoints and network devices
   • DTo store the output of every scheduled search for compliance reporting
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2. 17foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a valid method to populate a lookup table in Palo Alto Networks XDR?

   • AUploading a CSV file with the table's data
   • BRunning a SQL query against the firewall's configuration
   • CUsing a machine learning model to generate the data
   • DManually entering each row through the XDR console
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4. 18application · medium

   A security team needs to create a lookup table that maps internal IP addresses to their respective asset owners. The data is currently stored in an on-premises CMDB and is exported nightly to a CSV file. The team wants the lookup table in XDR to automatically reflect the latest data without manual intervention. What is the best way to populate the lookup table?

   • AManually create the lookup table and enter the data from the CSV file once.
   • BCreate a lookup table and use a query to pull data from the CMDB in real-time.
   • CUse an automated process to ingest the CSV file into the lookup table on a scheduled basis.
   • DAsk the CMDB administrator to send the data in a JSON format instead of CSV.
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5. 19application · medium

   An analyst is creating a new lookup table to store information about external IP addresses that are known to be used by a specific threat actor. The table needs to store the IP address, the date it was first observed, and a confidence score. What is the most important consideration when defining the fields for this table?

   • AThe confidence score field should be defined as an integer for easy numerical comparison.
   • BThe IP address field should be defined as a string to accommodate different formats.
   • CThe date field should be defined as a timestamp to allow for chronological analysis.
   • DAll fields should be defined with appropriate data types to ensure accurate matching and analysis in queries.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of joining event data with a lookup table in XDR analysis?

   • ATo delete events that are not in the lookup table
   • BTo create a new log source for future queries
   • CTo permanently modify the original event logs
   • DTo correlate events with reference data to provide additional context
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