What is the primary focus of behavioral analytics in cybersecurity?

Analyzing user and entity behavior to identify suspicious activities

Blocking all external network connections

Scanning for known malware signatures

A security analyst notices that a user account has been accessing a large number of files on a file share that the user has never accessed before. This behavior is unusual for the user. Which technique would best help the analyst determine if this is a threat?

Verify that the user is on the correct network segment.

Review the user's email for any suspicious messages.

Compare the user's current behavior to their historical access patterns.

Check if the user has recently changed their password.

Which data source is most commonly used in Splunk for threat hunting to detect suspicious network activity?

Operating system performance counters

A security operations center (SOC) is implementing a threat hunting program. They have limited storage and budget. They need to balance the need for comprehensive data collection with cost constraints. Which approach best achieves this balance?

Prioritize data sources that are most likely to contain evidence of threats, such as authentication logs and process creation events.

Collect and index all available data sources at full verbosity.

Use a cloud-based SIEM with unlimited storage.

Only collect data when an alert is triggered.

Which scenario would behavioral analytics most likely flag as suspicious?

A user logging in from a new device at an unusual time

An administrator running a scheduled backup

A server sending routine status updates

A user accessing a frequently used internal application

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Which data source is most commonly used in Splunk for threat hunting to detect suspicious network activity?
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A security operations center (SOC) is implementing a threat hunting program. They have limited storage and budget. They need to balance the need for comprehensive data collection with cost constraints. Which approach best achieves this balance?
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