Paloalto Networks XSIAM-Analyst - Palo Alto Networks XSIAM Analyst

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 isA – Input Results.

In Cortex XSIAM playbooks, when sub-playbooks are configured to loop, theInput Resultstab within the task view allows analysts to see exactly what input data was provided to the sub-playbook during each iteration of the loop. This is essential for understanding playbook behavior and troubleshooting automation flows.

“The Input Results tab in the playbook task provides visibility into the data supplied to a sub-playbook for every loop iteration, allowing analysts to review how the input changes across executions.”

Document Reference:XSIAM Analyst ILT Lab Guide.pdf

Page:Page 39 (Automation 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B:If the same URL now resolves to a new IP, but old relationships are still present, the analyst shouldremove the outdated relationshipbetween the URL indicator and the previous IP address to avoid confusion in future investigations.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 isA– the query using the fieldcausality_actor_effective_username.

When analyzing events where privilege escalation is used, it is essential to identify the original effective user that initiated the causality chain, not merely the process’s own running user (as provided by other fields). The fieldcausality_actor_effective_usernamespecifically provides the effective username context of the actor behind the entire chain of actions that resulted in launching the suspicious executable.

Explanation of fields from Official Document:

causality_actor_effective_username: This field indicates the original effective user who started the entire causality chain.

actor_process_usernameandaction_process_username: These fields indicate the immediate process username, not necessarily reflecting the correct original context when privilege escalation occurs.

Therefore, to always identify the correct user context in privilege escalation scenarios, optionAis the verified correct answer.

The correct answer isD – The xdm_core fieldset will be returned by default.

In Cortex XSIAM, when no specific fields are selected in a data model query, thexdm_core fieldset(which contains essential, core fields of the dataset) is automatically returned. This ensures analysts always have a baseline set of meaningful information in the results, even when fields are not explicitly specified.

"When no fields are specified in a data model query, Cortex XSIAM defaults to returning the xdm_core fieldset, which contains key metadata and context."

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

Page:Page 29 (Data Model section)

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