6.6 Validate and Monitor Asset Inventory XSIAM-ANALYST Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   An XSIAM analyst is validating the asset inventory to ensure it accurately reflects the current state of assets. Which action is most appropriate for this validation?

   • AConfirm that the inventory includes all assets that have ever been connected to the network.
   • BReview the inventory to ensure it contains only assets that were manually added by administrators.
   • CCompare the inventory against the latest scan results and system logs to confirm assets are present and correctly classified.
   • DVerify that the inventory matches the initial baseline established when XSIAM was first deployed.
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2. 12expert · hard

   A security analyst is setting up monitoring for the asset inventory. The organization has a mix of managed and unmanaged devices. The analyst wants to be alerted when a new unmanaged device is detected, but not when a new managed device is added. Which approach is most effective?

   • AAlert on any change to the inventory and let the SOC team decide.
   • BDisable discovery for managed devices to prevent them from appearing in the inventory.
   • CUse a correlation rule that alerts on new assets that do not have a corresponding record in the managed device list.
   • DCreate an alert for all new assets and manually filter out managed devices.
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4. 13foundation · easy

   What is the main goal of continuously monitoring the asset inventory?

   • ATo ensure that all assets are assigned to the correct business unit.
   • BTo automatically patch vulnerabilities on all assets.
   • CTo identify changes, discrepancies, or unauthorized additions that could indicate security issues.
   • DTo reduce the number of assets in the inventory by removing inactive ones.
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5. 14application · medium

   An organization uses XSIAM to monitor its asset inventory. The security team wants to be alerted when a new, unauthorized device connects to the corporate network. They have enabled asset discovery and are reviewing their monitoring configuration. Which configuration should they prioritize to meet this requirement?

   • ADisable the asset discovery feature to prevent unauthorized devices from being added to the inventory.
   • BCreate a correlation rule that triggers an alert when a new asset is added to the inventory without a corresponding approval ticket.
   • CManually compare the inventory list against the network switch logs every week.
   • DSet up a scheduled report that lists all assets in the inventory.
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6. 15foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of reconciling the asset inventory with other sources of truth?

   • ATo ensure the inventory is complete and accurate by identifying and resolving discrepancies.
   • BTo replace the asset inventory with the data from the other source.
   • CTo delete assets that are not found in the other source.
   • DTo create a backup of the asset inventory data.
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