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Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer

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Question 1 of 102

Which of the following is a reason to utilize ES risk framework as a part of detection building?

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Correct answer: D

Risk framework correlates and accumulates risk from multiple security findings, then assigns scores to entities such as users, systems, or devices. This helps analysts prioritize activity that represents the greatest potential business impact rather than investigating every alert independently. It supports risk-based alerting by focusing investigations on high-risk entities and behaviors. Detection runtime and SOAR remediation may benefit indirectly, but they are not the primary purpose of the ES risk framework.

Question 2 of 102

When creating a case in Splunk SOAR, which action should be taken to correlate various findings (risk notables) to ensure all are actioned?

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Correct answer: D

Searching for all related events using key fields in a risk notable identifies findings that belong to the same investigation. Selecting how the returned results should be processed allows the analyst to merge the relevant events into the current case, ensuring each associated notable is tracked and actioned. Risk notables provide the contextual fields needed for reliable correlation, rather than relying only on a single object field or on duplicate-event matching.

Question 3 of 102

Consider the following series of events:

4:00 GMT Detection runs for interval 3:30-4:004:30 GMT Detection runs for interval 4:00-4:304:35 GMT Event 1 occurs on an endpoint4:45 GMT Event 1 is indexed5:00 GMT Detection runs for interval 4:30-5:005:05 GMT Event 1 finding is added to ES with timestamp 4:355:24 GMT Event 2 occurs on an endpoint5:30 GMT Detection runs for interval 5:00-5:305:35 GMT Event 2 is indexed6:00 GMT Detection runs for interval 5:30-6:00What is the problem with the detection schedule chosen and how can it be solved?

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Correct answer: B

Delayed indexing causes events to arrive after the scheduled detection has already searched the relevant event-time interval. Event 1 is indexed at 4:45 but its finding is added after the 5:00 run, and Event 2 is indexed at 5:35 after the 5:30 run, so both can be missed. Increasing the detection time window provides sufficient lookback time for late-arriving logs to be included in a later execution.

Question 4 of 102

An effective method for building automation workflows is to follow the OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) loop stages. When transitioning between the Decide and Act stages, what additional work should be included before automating the Act stage?

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Validating whether the affected asset, identity, or service has an exemption prevents automation from taking inappropriate response actions. Exemptions may exist for critical systems, privileged accounts, maintenance activities, or approved business processes that require different handling. This validation occurs after a response decision is made but before the action is executed, adding a safety control to the workflow. Creating a playbook or response template supports implementation, but does not confirm that the selected action is permitted for the specific target.

Question 5 of 102

What is the best method to operationalize the results of a threat hunt for daily use by SOC analysts?

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Correct answer: C

Creating detections from documented hunt findings turns one-time investigative knowledge into repeatable monitoring. The detection logic can continuously identify the same behaviors, indicators, or attack patterns that the hunt uncovered and alert SOC analysts during daily operations. Communication, reports, and architecture feedback are valuable follow-up activities, but they do not provide the ongoing automated visibility that operational detections deliver.

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