A security analyst is reviewing a user's activity and notices that the user is downloading a large amount of data from a database they rarely access. The user's role does not require access to this database. What should the analyst do first?

Ignore the activity because it is not a known IOC.

Disable the user's account immediately.

Block the database access for the user.

Contact the user's manager to verify if the activity is legitimate.

A security team is implementing an anomaly detection system for user behavior. They have a small user base, but the users have very different roles and working patterns. They want to detect anomalies without overwhelming the security team with false positives. Which approach is most appropriate?

Rely on user feedback to manually adjust the system.

Use a simple rule-based system that flags any activity outside of normal business hours.

Use a global baseline for all users to simplify the system.

Use a machine learning model that learns each user's behavior over time.

During a threat hunt, an analyst discovers a suspicious file hash that matches a known malware family. What is the most appropriate immediate action?

Immediately quarantine the file on the system where it was found.

Block the file hash across all endpoints using the EDR solution.

Search all indexed logs for the file hash to identify affected systems and user activity.

Delete the file from the system and move on to other hunting activities.

What is the primary purpose of applying an anomaly detection model in security data?

To replace the need for rule-based detection entirely

To identify deviations from normal behavior that may indicate a threat

To reduce the volume of logs stored in the indexer

To automatically remediate any detected threat

A Splunk analyst is setting up a new threat hunting workspace. Which configuration step is essential to ensure the hunting data sources provide complete and reliable data for analysis?

Set the indexer to accept data from any source without authentication

Configure the data sources to forward all available event types to the indexer

Verify that the data sources are sending the required fields and timestamps correctly

Enable the Splunk Enterprise Security app's correlation searches to run automatically

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Domain 6Objective 1

Identify Threat Hunting Techniques Including Configuration, Modeling (anomalies), Indicators, and Behavioral Analytics. SPLK-5001 Practice Questions (Page 3)

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11application · medium
A security analyst is reviewing a user's activity and notices that the user is downloading a large amount of data from a database they rarely access. The user's role does not require access to this database. What should the analyst do first?
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A security team is implementing an anomaly detection system for user behavior. They have a small user base, but the users have very different roles and working patterns. They want to detect anomalies without overwhelming the security team with false positives. Which approach is most appropriate?
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During a threat hunt, an analyst discovers a suspicious file hash that matches a known malware family. What is the most appropriate immediate action?
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What is the primary purpose of applying an anomaly detection model in security data?
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15foundation · easy
A Splunk analyst is setting up a new threat hunting workspace. Which configuration step is essential to ensure the hunting data sources provide complete and reliable data for analysis?
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