An organization wants to use correlation searches to feed risk scores for users. They have a search that detects suspicious PowerShell usage. How should they modify this search to contribute to the Risk framework?

Use the 'risk' command to directly update the risk score.

Set the alert action to 'Create Notable' and rely on the notable to update risk.

Add a risk score field and set the risk_object to the username in the search output.

Create a separate risk object for each user manually.

What role does the 'risk window' play in risk score calculation?

It sets the maximum number of risk events that can be recorded

It specifies which risk objects are eligible for scoring

It defines how long a risk score remains valid before expiring

It controls the severity level of the generated notable event

In Splunk Enterprise Security's Risk framework, what is a 'risk object'?

The severity level assigned to a correlation search

The specific search query used to detect a threat

The entity (such as a user, host, or source IP) that risk is attributed to

The time window over which risk scores are aggregated

What is the primary purpose of Risk-Based Alerting (RBA) in Splunk Enterprise Security?

To shift focus from individual alerts to the accumulated risk associated with a specific entity

To replace all correlation searches with a single automated detection engine

To eliminate false positives by automatically suppressing all low-severity alerts

To store raw event data for longer retention periods than traditional alerting

A Splunk administrator needs to detect a specific attack pattern: multiple failed logins followed by a successful login from a different geographic location. They want to create a correlation search that triggers an alert when this pattern occurs. What is the first step in creating this correlation search?

Define the search logic that identifies the sequence of events.

Create a risk object for the user.

Set the schedule to run every 5 minutes.

Configure the alert action to send an email to the SOC.

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