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1. What is the main difference between artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in cybersecurity?

ML enables machines to learn from data, while AI enables machines to mimic human cognitive functions.

AI and ML are interchangeable terms that refer to preprogrammed rules which can detect threats.

ML is a broader discipline that includes AI, which focuses solely on natural language processing.

AI is used for automating responses, while ML manages hardware and network infrastructure.

2. A file hash is evaluated a Cortex XSOAR by using two unique threat feeds: VirusTotal feed (rating of B- usually reliable) and the file verdict is malicious AlienVault feed (rating of B- usually reliable) and the file verdict is benign What is the file verdict in XSOAR?

Benign

Malicious

Unknown

Suspicious

3. With a Windows endpoint, what is required to remove the Cortex XDR agent when the endpoint is no longer online and cannot be managed directly from the management console?

A Cortex XDR administrator must provide the end user with an offline removal tool created in the management console.

When running the uninstaller, the administrator must enter an uninstall password from the management console.

An administrator must use Cytool to disable security protection on the endpoint with an uninstall password.

An administrator must disable the agent by opening the agent console from the system tray and entering a password.

4. What is the WildFire verdict on a sample that does not pose a direct security threat, but is shown to display obtrusive behavior?

Grayware

Unknown

Benign

Malware

5. What is the function of a Causality View?

To provide users access to collaborate and execute CLI commands in Cortex XDR and Cortex XSIAM

To present the alerts and process execution chain of all activity pertaining to the same event

To consolidate multiple security tools into a single interface to improve analyst productivity

To present alerts from multiple data sources as individual incidents in the console

6. What is the expected behavior when an endpoint is isolated in Cortex XSIAM?

It can continue to communicate with other endpoints.

It can continue to receive regular upgrades in Cortex XSIA

It will not have network access except for traffic to Cortex XSIA

It will have access to only internal network resources.

7. What is involved in the day-to-day role of a triage specialist?

Deploying and configuring security technologies

Managing and configuring the monitoring tools

Conducting vulnerability assessment and penetration testing

Managing procurement of IT hardware and software

8. Which two functions are allowed when stitching logs in Cortex XDR? (Choose two.)

Providing real-time threat prevention or remediation of threats

Creating granular BIOC and correlation rules

Enabling creation of custom scripts for remediation of security incidents

Running investigation queries based on combined network and endpoint events

9. Which response action in Cortex XSIAM would be unavailable to a SOC analyst investigating an incident involving a Linux server?

File search and destroy

Live Terminal session initiation

Running a script

Halting network access

10. Which two steps belong in the Cortex XSOAR incident lifecycle? (Choose two.)

Planning

Incident creation

Incident notification

Preparation

11. Which two roles can access data model rules in Cortex XSIAM? (Choose two.)

Account admin

Deployment admin

Instance administrator

IT administrator

12. What is the Cortex XSOAR Marketplace?

Searchable collection of third-party playbooks and data models

Development environment for creating and sharing third-party integrations

Digital storefront where Cortex XSOAR training credits can be purchased and used

Built-in repository of installable content, including integrations and automations

13. An analyst investigating an incident using Cortex XSIAM confirms that the files involved are not malware, but wants to determine if the incident is a genuine threat or a false positive.

Which action will provide the analyst information for making the determination?

Checking the endpoint details if the machines involved

Viewing the timeline and filter for a alerts

Viewing the information alerts for the incident

Checking the incident War Room for history and command tasks

14. What are two ways a security team assigns priority to security incidents in Cortex XDR? (Choose two.)

By most recently generated

By most incident artifacts

By highest severity

By highest SmartScore

15. Which Cortex XDR component raises an alert when suspicious activity composed of multiple events is detected and deviates from established baseline behavior?

Analytics Engine

Causality Analysis Engine

XQL Query Engine

Cloud Identity Engine

16. Where in Cortex XSOAR are analystsle to collaborate and converse with others for joint real-time investigations?

Investigations tab

War Room

Evidence Board

Work plan

17. A customer is investigating a security incident in which unusual network traffic is observed and a malicious process is identified on an endpoint.

Which Cortex XDR capability assists with correlating firewall network logs and endpoint data in this environment?

Log stitching

User authentication management

Indicator of compromise (IOC) rule

Analytics

18. Which solution will minimize mean time to resolution (MTTR) when, as a result of previous malware infection, a company’s Windows endpoint is suffering a small amount of file corruption and modified registry keys?

Issue a new laptop from the help desk to expedite a clean system.

Use Live Terminal to connect to the machine and upload files to replace the corrupted files.

Use group policy objects to push new files and registry key changes to the endpoint.

Use remediation suggestions to restore the affected files and registry modifications.

19. What is a primary responsibility of an incident responder in a SOC?

Mitigating incidents that have been escalated

Supervising vulnerability assessments and penetration tests

Determining or adjusting criticality of alerts

Developing incident recovery crises communications plans

20. Which two types of tasks are supported in Cortex XSIAM playbooks? (Choose two.)

Sub-playbook

Script creation

Conditional

Data collection

21. A new incident in Cortex XSIAM contains WildFire malware and Behavioral Threat Protection (BTP) alertsout an unsigned process

attempting to dump the memory of Isass.exe.

Which initial verdict applies to this incident?

False positive

True positive

False negative

True negative

22. In which scenario would an organization benefit from Cortex XDR compared to an EDR solution?

A business wants to integrate data from network traffic, cloud environments, and identity systems for a unified threat landscape.

A corporation wants to monitor endpoint activities for advanced threats and gain visibility into endpoint behaviors.

A customer relies on manual processes for incident detection and response with minimal use of automated tools and analytics.

A company requires endpoint security that focuses on isolating and responding to threats at the endpoint level.

23. Which two types of content can be installed or upgraded through a Cortex XSIAM content pack? (Choose two.)

Analytics alerts

Playbook triggers

Data Model rules

Behavioral Threat Protection (BTP)

24. What does the analytics engine use to compare an entity to itself across different time periods using statistical methods?

Temporal profile

Peer group profile

Exploit profile

Entity classification

25. What determines the indicator layout displayed and the scripts that will run on an indicator of compromise (IOC) in Cortex XSIAM?

Size

Type

Date

Origin

26. Which MITRE enterprise tactic will provide more information on the technique used by a threat actor who has successfully used PsExec to upload files to an internal server from a compromised workstation?

Privilege escalation

Lateral movement

Execution

Persistence

27. A custom PowerShell command is detected by Cortex XDR as a behavioral threat, and the administrator has confirmed it as a false positive.

What is the most operationally efficient way to allow this command to run and not be detected by Cortex XDR?

Create an alert exclusion based on CGO hash, signer, and process path.

Create an alert exception based on CGO process path and command arguments.

Right click on the alert and create an alert exclusion rule.

Add the SHA256 hash to the allow list.

28. What is enabled by Role Based Access Control (RBAC) in Cortex XDR?

Management of permissions and assignment of administrator access rights.

Userility to manage Cortex XDR features based on job function.

Automated response to detected threats based on user roles.

Granular control and visibility over network traffic policies based on user roles.

29. What are the primary functions of the Causality Analysis Engine in Cortex XDR?

To identify the root cause of alerts and provide a complete forensic timeline of events

To prioritize critical alerts and reduce the overall number of alerts generated

To perform regular system backups and restore operations in case of failure

To determine only the root cause of an attack and automatically remediate threats

30. Which action is performed as the final step of the NIST incident response plan?

Updating incident response procedures

Gathering evidence

Restoring from backups

Conducting incident response training exercises

31. Where can the actions taken to stitch alerts together in Cortex XSIAM be viewed?

Alerts and Insights

Timeline

Causality chain

Key Assets & Artifacts

32. What is required to enable ingestion of on-premises firewall logs into Cortex XDR?

Broker VM

API

PAN-OS content pack

Cloud Identity Engine

33. Which action should an administrator take to create automated response actions when a user account is compromised, allowing attacker to upload data to an external IP address and infect a machine on the company network with malware?

Create automation rules in Cortex XDR that will trigger for each alert.

Create a script in Cortex XSOAR that will run a playbook based on the scenario.

Create playbook triggers in Cortex XSIAM and run playbooks for each alert.

Map the events as type of Cortex XSOAR incident, then run a playbook.

34. What is a difference between cold storage and hot storage in Cortex?

Cold storage is required, while hot storage is optional.

Cold storage and hot storage can be stored in different cloud locations.

Logs in cold storage have more details than logs stored in hot storage.

Querying logs in cold storage takes more time than querying logs in hot storage.

35. Which action is the responsibility of the SOC manager?

Troubleshooting network cabling and physical installation

Performing initial triage and classification of incidents

Handling direct end-user support or help desk issues

Developing and implementing crisis communication plans

36. Which two statements are relevant to reports in Cortex XDR? (Choose two.)

They can be sent in a password protected PDF version.

They can be automatically pushed to the corporate intranet.

They can use mock data for visualization.

They can have an attached screenshot of an XQL query widget.

37. Which activities are facilitated through the War Room in Cortex XSOAR?

Creating, editing, and deleting tasks in the workplan

Running security playbooks, scripts, and commands

Conducting initial investigation of incident data and threat intelligence

Viewing a summary of case details and alerts

38. What is the role of content packs in Cortex XSOAR?

To provide rebuilt bundles for supporting security orchestration use cases

To support technical support teams with relevant information required to troubleshoot

To serve as a central location for installing, exchanging, and contributing content

To serve as a major software versioning update

39. Which sensor is used by Cortex XSIAM to identify and collect DNS queries, HTTP header, and DHCP information?

Windows Event Collector logs

Directory Sync logs

Pathfinder data collector

Enhanced application logs

40. Which component of Cortex XDR is designed to detect insider threats?

Forensics

Identity Analytics

Cloud Identity Engine

Host Insights

41. During a sophisticated cyber attack, a company experiences a stealthy, multivector intrusion that evades detection by traditional security tools.

The company requires a solution that will correlate and analyze the disparate attack indicators across its network, endpoints, and cloud environments to uncover the full scope of the breach and take immediate automated response actions.

Which solution should be recommended?

XDR

SIEM

EDR

XSOAR

42. Where can an administrator begin to grant a new non-SSO user access to a Cortex XDR tenant?

Cortex XDR tenant settings under Access Management

Cortex Gateway

Customer Support Portal

IT Service Portal

43. How do sensors function in Cortex XSIAM?

They monitor endpoint agent health.

The monitor data ingestion health.

They assist with log stitching.

They collect logs and telemetry data.

44. Which two statements apply to creating scripts in Cortex XSOAR? (Choose two.)

They can be protected using a password.

They can be scheduled to run at a later time and day.

They can be written using Java.

They can be executed with higher permissions.

45. Which incident should a responder prioritize based on overall functional and informational impact to the company?

A user in the accounting department receives a pop-up message after visiting a website.

A public-facing web server has multiple failed login attempts over a short period of time.

An external-facing company website is currently unavailable.

A large upload of user data from an internal file server to a public website occurs.

46. What are two outcomes of threat intelligence in a SOC? (Choose two.)

Mitigation of potential risks to systems and data

Enablement of security operations teams to reduce workload through automation

Reduction of the number of alerts observed in an incident

Identification and detection of known threat verdicts to improve company security posture

47. What role does incident response play in handling cybersecurity incidents?

Scheduling regular software updates and maintenance to prevent potential cyber threats

Providing structured methods for investigating, containing, and eradicating cyber threats

Notifying external authorities and stakeholders immediately after a cyber threat is detected

Monitoring network traffic and creating comprehensive Security policies

48. How do indicator verdicts in Cortex XSOAR assist analysts in threat detection and response efforts?

They categorize indicators based on their geographic origin, helping analysts focus on threats from specific countries.

They classify indicators solely based on their frequency of occurrence in the network, allowing analysts to identify common patterns.

They classify indicators as malicious, suspicious, benign, or unknown, enabling analysts to prioritize and respond to threats.

They categorize indicators based on the threat actor’s tactics, techniques, and procedures.

49. Which scripting language would create a custom widget in Cortex XDR that shows the top five accounts with failed Windows logons in the past 24 hours?

XQL

JavaScript

Python

PowerShell

50. What is the purpose of incident types in Cortex XSOAR?

They categorize manual and automated incidents, trigger playbooks automatically, and require predefined fields and integrations.

They assist in mapping manual incidents, assign default playbooks, and require inline auto-extraction of indicators.

They classify events ingested through integrations or the REST API, can trigger specific playbooks, and include customizable layouts and service-level agreement (SLA) parameters.

They manually create incidents, configure universal playbooks, and enforce strict adherence to preset service-level agreement (SLA) reminders.

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