Describe How Splunk Security Essentials and Splunk Enterprise Security Can Be Used to Assess Data Sources, Including Common Sourcetypes for On-Prem and Cloud Based Deployments and How to Find Content for a Given Sourcetype. SPLK-5001 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a key feature of Splunk Security Essentials that aids in assessing data sources?

   • AReal-time network traffic analysis and packet capture
   • BIntegration with external threat intelligence feeds for automated blocking
   • CA library of security content that can be mapped to specific sourcetypes
   • DAutomated patch management for operating systems
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2. 2foundation · easy

   Which component of Splunk Enterprise Security is used to assess the health and coverage of data sources?

   • AIncident Review
   • BData Integrity
   • CData Sources
   • DAsset and Identity
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4. 3foundation · easy

   When you search the Content Library for a sourcetype like 'WinEventLog:Security', what type of content would you expect to find?

   • AThe raw log data for that sourcetype
   • BCorrelation searches and dashboards that use that sourcetype
   • CA list of all hosts that send that sourcetype
   • DThe configuration settings for that sourcetype
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5. 4foundation · easy

   How does Splunk Security Essentials help you evaluate the quality of a data source?

   • ABy comparing the data source to industry benchmarks and providing a compliance score
   • BBy providing a score based on the volume of data ingested per day
   • CBy showing which security content (searches, dashboards) is available for that sourcetype and whether it is enabled
   • DBy automatically generating a report on data retention policies
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6. 5application · medium

   A security analyst is onboarding a new on-premises Linux server into Splunk Enterprise. The analyst has confirmed that syslog data is flowing into the index. Before building custom detections, the analyst wants to use Splunk Security Essentials to quickly determine whether the existing data source provides adequate coverage for common Linux security monitoring use cases. Which action should the analyst take first?

   • ACreate a new correlation search in Splunk Enterprise Security that looks for authentication failures on the Linux host.
   • BReview the Splunk Enterprise Security Data Summary dashboard to see which sourcetypes are indexed.
   • CInstall the Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux and restart the universal forwarder.
   • DRun the Data Source Assessment in Splunk Security Essentials and review the Linux sourcetype coverage.
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