XSIAM-Analyst Questions and Answers

The correct answers areA (Feed Integration settings)andB (Classification & Mapping tab).

Feed Integration settings:Mapping of indicator fields can be configured directly within the feed integration configuration, allowing incoming threat intelligence feeds to be parsed and mapped correctly to XSIAM fields.

Classification & Mapping tab:This tab is available in various integration and indicator settings, enabling detailed field mapping and classification logic for incoming indicators.

"Mapping for indicators can be set within the Classification & Mapping tab or during Feed Integration setup to ensure proper parsing and normalization."

Document Reference:XSIAM Analyst ILT Lab Guide.pdf

Page:Page 36 (Threat Intel Management section)

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The correct answer isD, a risk scoring policy for the critical asset.

In Cortex XSIAM, to consistently apply a high score (e.g., 100) to any alert involving a particular asset, analysts should define and apply a risk scoring policy. Such policies allow organizations to specifically customize and enforce a scoring framework to reflect the critical nature of certain assets, ensuring they are always prioritized during incident response activities.

Asset criticality alone (option A) doesn't automatically assign a static high score to every alert.

SmartScore (option B) is AI-driven and dynamic; it cannot guarantee a fixed, always-maximized score.

User scoring rules (option C) target user entities, not specifically the assets themselves.

"Risk scoring policies are explicitly defined to consistently assign specific scores to incidents or alerts involving critical assets, ensuring prioritized visibility in the incident queue."

The correct answer isA – Initiate the endpoint isolate action to contain the threat.

For incidents indicating possible remote compromise or unauthorized task creation, the most effective initial response isendpoint isolation. This cuts off the endpoint’s network access, preventing lateral movement and limiting attacker activity until further investigation and remediation.

“The endpoint isolate action is the primary containment step in incidents involving suspected remote compromise, halting network communication to reduce further risk.”

Document Reference:XSIAM Analyst ILT Lab Guide.pdf

Page:Page 40 (Incident Handling/SOC section)

The correct answers areB (Remove the relationship between the URL and the older IP address)andD (Enrich the URL indicator).

B:If the same URL now resolves to a new IP, but old relationships are still present, the analyst shouldremove the outdated relationshipbetween the URL indicator and the previous IP address to avoid confusion in future investigations.

D:Enriching the URL indicatorwill update its context, relationships, and threat intelligence attributes, ensuring the indicator reflects the most accurate and current data.

"Analysts should remove obsolete relationships between indicators and enrich indicators to update contextual data as network conditions change (e.g., when a URL points to a new IP address)."

Document Reference:XSIAM Analyst ILT Lab Guide.pdf

Page:Page 36-37 (Threat Intel Management section)

The correct answer isC–Attack Surface -> Threat Response Center.

The Threat Response Center within Cortex XSIAM provides analysts with timely insights about active threats, newly identified vulnerabilities, and their potential implications on an organization’s environment. This dashboard offers real-time data and threat intelligence specifically geared toward emerging vulnerabilities and known exploits.

Exact Extract from Official Document:

"Navigate to Detection & Threat Intel > Attack Surface > Threat Response Center. While the threat response center is not specific to the information in the tenant, it is constantly updated with recent threats providing a view of what impacts they may have to your organization."

Therefore, to investigate and understand the details of a critical zero-day vulnerability and potential industry-specific impacts, analysts must utilize the Threat Response Center feature.

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The correct answer isD – Hostnames, user names, IP addresses, and Active Directory.

These are commonly used and supported asfeatured fieldsin Cortex XSIAM for filtering, correlation, and highlighting key data points across incidents and alerts.

"Featured fields can include hostnames, user names, IP addresses, and Active Directory objects for enhanced alert context and searchability."

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Page:Page 18 (Endpoint Management/Incident Handling section)

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The correct answer is C – dataset = panwngfwtraffic_raw.

The correct dataset for Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) logs in Cortex XSIAM is panwngfwtraffic_raw, which contains all relevant traffic, threat, and system logs ingested from PAN NGFW devices.

“The panwngfwtraffic_raw dataset contains raw traffic logs collected from Palo Alto Networks NGFW devices and is the recommended source for investigation.”

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Page: Page 25 (Data Analysis with XQL section)

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The correct answer isC – Known Vulnerable Process Protection.

Known Vulnerable Process Protectionin Cortex XSIAM is specifically designed to block or restrict execution of well-known attack tools and processes such asMimikatz. This profile allows you to enforce an Action Mode of "Block" to prevent such tools from running, even if they are executed as part of a privilege escalation or credential dumping attack.

"The Known Vulnerable Process Protection profile can be configured to block processes like Mimikatz, preventing credential dumping tools from running on protected endpoints."

Document Reference:EDU-270c-10-lab-guide_02.docx (1).pdf

Page:Page 16 (Malware and Exploit Profile Management section)

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The correct answer isB – Common Locations.

TheCommon Locationspane within the User Risk View provides information about the countries and locations from which a user typically logs in, aggregated from recent weeks of authentication and access data.

"The Common Locations pane in User Risk View displays the countries and regions where the user most frequently logs in, as determined by past weeks of activity."

Document Reference:XSIAM Analyst ILT Lab Guide.pdf

Page:Page 49 (Dashboards and Reports/User Risk section)

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The correct answer isD – Pause the step with the error, thus automatically triggering the execution of the remaining steps.

When a playbook encounters an error and the analyst does not have permissions to modify or recreate the playbook, the recommended action is topausethe step with the error. This will skip the problematic step andallow the remaining steps of the playbook to execute, ensuring the investigation or response continues.

"Pausing a failed step in the playbook work plan allows the remaining steps to continue executing, useful when immediate playbook edits are not possible due to permission restrictions."

Document Reference:XSIAM Analyst ILT Lab Guide.pdf

Page:Page 39 (Automation section)

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