1. Which module in IBM QRadar helps analysts investigate security incidents?
Offenses
Flow Processor
Log Source
Event Processor
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✅ Correct Answer: Offenses
2. What is the primary function of QRadar’s "Flow Processor"?
Analyzes network traffic data
Manages user access permissions
Generates compliance reports
Encrypts stored logs
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✅ Correct Answer: Analyzes network traffic data
3. Which protocol does QRadar use to collect logs from devices?
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✅ Correct Answer: Syslog
4. What does QRadar’s "SIEM" stand for?
Security Information and Event Management
Systematic Incident and Evidence Manager
Secure Internet Encryption Module
Server Integrity Evaluation Mechanism
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✅ Correct Answer: Security Information and Event Management
5. Which QRadar component correlates events to detect threats?
Event Processor
Flow Collector
Console
Data Node
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✅ Correct Answer: Event Processor
6. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "AQL" (Advanced Query Language)?
Custom search and analysis of security data
Automated malware removal
Network topology mapping
User behavior simulation
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✅ Correct Answer: Custom search and analysis of security data
7. Which feature in QRadar helps prioritize security alerts?
Offense severity scoring
Flow-based anomaly detection
Log normalization
Asset database synchronization
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✅ Correct Answer: Offense severity scoring
8. How does QRadar integrate with external threat intelligence feeds?
Through Reference Data Collections
Via blockchain validation
Using quantum encryption
With AI-generated synthetic data
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✅ Correct Answer: Through Reference Data Collections
9. What is the role of the "Log Activity" tab in QRadar?
Displays raw log events for analysis
Tracks user login attempts
Manages firewall rules
Generates compliance certificates
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✅ Correct Answer: Displays raw log events for analysis
10. Which QRadar component stores long-term log and flow data?
Ariel Database
Event Collector
Flow Processor
Console
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✅ Correct Answer: Ariel Database
11. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Rules Engine"?
Automates threat detection based on defined conditions
Manages user roles and permissions
Optimizes network bandwidth usage
Generates SSL certificates
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✅ Correct Answer: Automates threat detection based on defined conditions
12. Which QRadar feature helps reduce false positives?
Tuning offense rules
Increasing log retention
Disabling flow collection
Enabling all default rules
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✅ Correct Answer: Tuning offense rules
13. What is the function of QRadar’s "Asset Profiler"?
Identifies and categorizes network devices
Generates financial asset reports
Monitors cloud storage costs
Tracks employee productivity
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✅ Correct Answer: Identifies and categorizes network devices
14. Which protocol is used for secure communication between QRadar components?
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✅ Correct Answer: HTTPS
15. What does QRadar’s "Network Hierarchy" feature provide?
Visual mapping of network segments
Real-time stock market data
Blockchain transaction logs
Weather monitoring integration
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✅ Correct Answer: Visual mapping of network segments
16. How does QRadar support regulatory compliance?
Pre-built reports for standards like PCI DSS
Automated legal document drafting
AI-powered courtroom simulations
Cryptocurrency transaction tracking
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✅ Correct Answer: Pre-built reports for standards like PCI DSS
17. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Custom Properties"?
Extend log and flow data fields for analysis
Change the UI color scheme
Define user access levels
Encrypt stored data
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✅ Correct Answer: Extend log and flow data fields for analysis
18. Which QRadar feature helps track user behavior anomalies?
User Behavior Analytics
Flow Path Tracking
Log Source Monitoring
Asset Inventory Scanner
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✅ Correct Answer: User Behavior Analytics
19. What is the role of "QRadar Advisor with Watson"?
AI-driven threat investigation
Automated patch deployment
Network performance optimization
Data backup scheduling
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✅ Correct Answer: AI-driven threat investigation
20. Which deployment model does QRadar support?
On-premises, cloud, and hybrid
Edge computing only
Serverless only
Mainframe-exclusive
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✅ Correct Answer: On-premises, cloud, and hybrid
21. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Reference Data" feature?
Enrich events with external data (e.g., threat feeds)
Store encrypted backups
Manage user passwords
Generate SSL certificates
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✅ Correct Answer: Enrich events with external data (e.g., threat feeds)
22. Which QRadar component is responsible for parsing and normalizing log data?
Log Activity Processor
Flow Processor
Ariel Database
Console
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✅ Correct Answer: Log Activity Processor
23. What is the function of QRadar’s "Anomaly Detection" feature?
Identify deviations from baseline behavior
Encrypt sensitive logs
Block malicious IPs automatically
Generate compliance reports
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✅ Correct Answer: Identify deviations from baseline behavior
24. Which QRadar feature allows for automated response actions?
Rules with actions (e.g., email alerts)
Flow Path Tracking
Asset Profiler
Network Hierarchy
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✅ Correct Answer: Rules with actions (e.g., email alerts)
25. What is the role of the "QRadar Console"?
Centralized management and analysis interface
Data storage for logs
Network traffic capture
Threat intelligence aggregation
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✅ Correct Answer: Centralized management and analysis interface
26. Which protocol does QRadar use for agentless log collection?
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✅ Correct Answer: Syslog
27. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Vulnerability Assessment" integration?
Correlate security events with known vulnerabilities
Patch systems automatically
Simulate phishing attacks
Monitor cloud costs
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✅ Correct Answer: Correlate security events with known vulnerabilities
28. Which QRadar feature helps prioritize incidents based on asset criticality?
Asset-based offense scoring
Flow-based analytics
Log normalization
User Behavior Analytics
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✅ Correct Answer: Asset-based offense scoring
29. What is the function of QRadar’s "AQL Search" (Advanced Query Language)?
Perform complex queries across logs/flows
Automate malware removal
Encrypt data in transit
Deploy virtual appliances
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✅ Correct Answer: Perform complex queries across logs/flows
30. Which QRadar component handles high-volume flow data?
Flow Processor
Event Collector
Ariel Database
Console
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✅ Correct Answer: Flow Processor
31. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Log Source Extension" feature?
Add custom log sources for parsing
Extend storage capacity
Enhance network bandwidth
Generate synthetic test data
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✅ Correct Answer: Add custom log sources for parsing
32. Which QRadar feature provides visual timelines of security incidents?
Offense Timeline
Network Hierarchy
Asset Profiler
Flow Path Tracking
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✅ Correct Answer: Offense Timeline
33. How does QRadar integrate with IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence?
Automatically enriches offenses with threat data
Blocks attacks in real-time
Deploys virtual patches
Generates phishing simulations
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✅ Correct Answer: Automatically enriches offenses with threat data
34. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Retention Buckets"?
Manage data storage periods for different log types
Prioritize network traffic
Encrypt archived logs
Schedule backups
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✅ Correct Answer: Manage data storage periods for different log types
35. Which QRadar feature helps track lateral movement in a network?
Flow Path Tracking
Log Source Monitoring
Asset Profiler
User Behavior Analytics
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✅ Correct Answer: Flow Path Tracking
36. What is the role of QRadar’s "Data Node" in distributed deployments?
Scale storage and processing capacity
Replace the Console
Act as a firewall
Manage user authentication
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✅ Correct Answer: Scale storage and processing capacity
37. Which QRadar feature supports MITRE ATT&CK framework mapping?
Offense categorization by tactics/techniques
Automated malware sandboxing
Blockchain-based log integrity
AI-driven voice alerts
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✅ Correct Answer: Offense categorization by tactics/techniques
38. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Custom Rules Engine"?
Create tailored detection logic
Manage user permissions
Optimize network routes
Generate SSL certificates
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✅ Correct Answer: Create tailored detection logic
39. Which QRadar feature helps identify compromised credentials?
User Behavior Analytics (UBA)
Flow Processor
Asset Profiler
Network Hierarchy
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✅ Correct Answer: User Behavior Analytics (UBA)
40. What is the function of QRadar’s "PCI DSS Compliance App"?
Pre-built reports and dashboards for PCI requirements
Automate credit card transactions
Encrypt payment data
Simulate ATM attacks
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✅ Correct Answer: Pre-built reports and dashboards for PCI requirements
41. Which QRadar component ensures high availability in distributed deployments?
High Availability (HA) Configuration
Flow Collector
Log Source Manager
Ariel Proxy
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✅ Correct Answer: High Availability (HA) Configuration
42. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Threshold Rules"?
Trigger offenses after repeated events
Limit log storage usage
Block IP addresses automatically
Encrypt flow data
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✅ Correct Answer: Trigger offenses after repeated events
43. Which QRadar feature provides geolocation data for IP addresses?
Reference Data Maps
Network Hierarchy
Asset Profiler
Flow Path Tracking
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✅ Correct Answer: Reference Data Maps
44. What is the role of QRadar’s "Event Collector"?
Receive and forward log data to the Event Processor
Store long-term archives
Analyze network flows
Manage user roles
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✅ Correct Answer: Receive and forward log data to the Event Processor
45. Which QRadar feature helps reduce noise in offenses?
Rule Tuning
Log Source Grouping
Flow Aggregation
Asset Tagging
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✅ Correct Answer: Rule Tuning
46. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Ariel Database"?
Store and query normalized event/flow data
Manage user authentication
Encrypt logs at rest
Block malicious traffic
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✅ Correct Answer: Store and query normalized event/flow data
47. Which QRadar feature supports multi-tenancy?
Tenant-specific views and permissions
Shared global rules
Cross-tenant offense merging
Unified asset databases
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✅ Correct Answer: Tenant-specific views and permissions
48. What is the function of QRadar’s "Log Source Groups"?
Organize log sources for efficient management
Encrypt log transmissions
Prioritize network traffic
Generate synthetic logs
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✅ Correct Answer: Organize log sources for efficient management
49. Which QRadar feature helps track data exfiltration attempts?
Flow-based anomaly detection
Log normalization
Asset Profiler
User Behavior Analytics
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✅ Correct Answer: Flow-based anomaly detection
50. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Offense Closing Rules"?
Automatically resolve offenses after conditions are met
Block attacker IPs
Encrypt archived offenses
Generate compliance reports
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✅ Correct Answer: Automatically resolve offenses after conditions are met
51. Which QRadar component provides API access for integrations?
QRadar REST API
Flow Processor
Ariel Database
Log Activity Processor
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✅ Correct Answer: QRadar REST API
52. What is the role of QRadar’s "Custom Event Properties"?
Extend event fields for specialized analysis
Modify the UI theme
Manage user passwords
Encrypt flow data
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✅ Correct Answer: Extend event fields for specialized analysis
53. Which QRadar feature helps detect brute-force attacks?
Threshold Rules for repeated login failures
Flow Path Tracking
Asset Profiler
Network Hierarchy
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✅ Correct Answer: Threshold Rules for repeated login failures
54. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Deployment Editor"?
Configure distributed QRadar components
Design network topologies
Create phishing campaigns
Manage cloud subscriptions
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✅ Correct Answer: Configure distributed QRadar components
55. Which QRadar feature provides pre-built correlation rules?
Default Rule Set
Flow Processor
Ariel Query Engine
Asset Database
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✅ Correct Answer: Default Rule Set
56. What is the function of QRadar’s "Flow Collector"?
Aggregate and forward network flow data
Store long-term logs
Analyze user behavior
Encrypt events
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✅ Correct Answer: Aggregate and forward network flow data
57. Which QRadar feature helps identify unused log sources?
Log Source Status Dashboard
Flow Path Tracking
Asset Profiler
User Behavior Analytics
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✅ Correct Answer: Log Source Status Dashboard
58. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Report Builder"?
Create custom compliance/trend reports
Block malicious IPs
Simulate attacks
Encrypt data archives
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✅ Correct Answer: Create custom compliance/trend reports
59. Which QRadar feature supports GDPR compliance?
Pre-built reports for data privacy regulations
Automated data deletion
Block European IPs
Encrypt all logs by default
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✅ Correct Answer: Pre-built reports for data privacy regulations
60. What is the role of QRadar’s "Offense Manager"?
Triage and investigate security incidents
Configure network routes
Deploy virtual patches
Manage cloud backups
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✅ Correct Answer: Triage and investigate security incidents
61. Which QRadar feature helps detect DNS tunneling?
Flow-based anomaly detection
Log normalization
Asset Profiler
User Behavior Analytics
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✅ Correct Answer: Flow-based anomaly detection
62. What is the purpose of QRadar’s "Custom Dashboard Widgets"?
Visualize tailored security metrics
Block malicious traffic
Encrypt dashboards
Simulate network attacks
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✅ Correct Answer: Visualize tailored security metrics
63. Which QRadar component handles encrypted log transmission (TLS)?
Event Collector
Flow Processor
Ariel Database
Console
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✅ Correct Answer: Event Collector