Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst

Here you have the best Splunk SPLK-5001 practice exam questions

You have 131 total questions across 27 pages (5 per page)
These questions were last updated on February 17, 2026
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Question 1 of 131

Which Enterprise Security framework provides a mechanism for running preconfigured actions within the Splunk platform or integrating with external applications?

Asset and Identity

Notable Event

Threat Intelligence

Adaptive Response

Question 2 of 131

Which of the following Splunk Enterprise Security features allows industry frameworks such as CIS Critical Security Controls, MITRE ATT&CK, and the Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain® to be mapped to Correlation Search results?

Annotations

Playbooks

Comments

Enrichments

Question 3 of 131

Which of the following is the primary benefit of using the CIM in Splunk?

It allows for easier correlation of data from different sources.

It improves the performance of search queries on raw data.

It enables the use of advanced machine learning algorithms.

It automatically detects and blocks cyber threats.

Question 4 of 131

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) are methods or behaviors utilized by attackers. In which framework are these categorized?

NIST 800-53

ISO 27000

CIS18

MITRE ATT&CK

Question 5 of 131

A threat hunter executed a hunt based on the following hypothesis:
As an actor, I want to plant rundll32 for proxy execution of malicious code and leverage Cobalt Strike for Command and Control.
Relevant logs and artifacts such as Sysmon, netflow, IDS alerts, and EDR logs were searched, and the hunter is confident in the conclusion that Cobalt Strike is not present in the company’s environment.
Which of the following best describes the outcome of this threat hunt?

The threat hunt was successful because the hypothesis was not proven.

The threat hunt failed because the hypothesis was not proven.

The threat hunt failed because no malicious activity was identified.

The threat hunt was successful in providing strong evidence that the tactic and tool is not present in the environment.

About the Splunk SPLK-5001 Certification Exam

About the Exam

The Splunk SPLK-5001 (Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst) validates your knowledge and skills. Passing demonstrates proficiency and can boost your career prospects in the field.

How to Prepare

Work through all 131 practice questions across 27 pages. Focus on understanding the reasoning behind each answer rather than memorizing responses to be ready for any variation on the real exam.

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