What is the first step an analyst typically takes when assigning a disposition to an event in Splunk ES?

Run a correlation search to generate a new notable event.

Open the event in the Incident Review dashboard.

Change the event's severity to Critical.

Delete the event from the index.

Which Splunk ES event disposition is correctly matched with its definition?

True Positive — The activity is confirmed as malicious and a threat.

Benign Positive — The activity is malicious but not a threat.

False Positive — The activity is real but not malicious.

Undetermined — The activity is malicious but cannot be proven.

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Demonstrate Ability to Recognize Common Event Dispositions and Correctly Assign Them. SPLK-5001 Practice Questions (Page 1)

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A junior analyst investigates an alert for 'New Admin Account Created' and finds that a new account was indeed created with admin privileges. However, the analyst cannot determine whether the account creation was authorized because the change-management ticket referenced in the alert is not yet approved. The analyst has exhausted all available log sources and cannot reach a conclusion. Which disposition should be assigned?
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What is the first step an analyst typically takes when assigning a disposition to an event in Splunk ES?
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In Splunk Enterprise Security, which event disposition is used when an investigation confirms that the activity is malicious and poses a genuine threat to the organization?
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Which Splunk ES event disposition is correctly matched with its definition?
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During an investigation, an analyst finds that an alert was triggered by a misconfigured security tool that generated a log entry for a normal administrative login. The login was legitimate and expected. Which disposition should be assigned?
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Demonstrate Ability to Recognize Common Event Dispositions and Correctly Assign Them. SPLK-5001 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

What is the first step an analyst typically takes when assigning a disposition to an event in Splunk ES?

In Splunk Enterprise Security, which event disposition is used when an investigation confirms that the activity is malicious and poses a genuine threat to the organization?

Which Splunk ES event disposition is correctly matched with its definition?

During an investigation, an analyst finds that an alert was triggered by a misconfigured security tool that generated a log entry for a normal administrative login. The login was legitimate and expected. Which disposition should be assigned?

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