IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.4.3 Analysis (C1000-139) Practice Exam

IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.4.3 Analysis (C1000-139) Practice Exam

IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.4.3 Analysis (C1000-139) Certification

The IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.4.3 Analysis (C1000-139) certification validates your proficiency in using the IBM Security QRadar SIEM software to analyze security events and manage the security of an IT environment. It is designed for individuals who want to:

• Demonstrate their skills in utilizing QRadar to detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents.
• Advance their careers in security analysis, incident response, or related fields.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of QRadar functionalities and best practices for security event management.

Who should pursue This Certification?

This certification is ideal for:

• Security analysts seeking to validate their expertise in using QRadar for security event analysis.
• Security administrators responsible for managing and configuring QRadar deployments.
• Incident responders looking to enhance their skills in using QRadar for investigation and response activities.
• Anyone seeking to demonstrate their proficiency in the latest version of QRadar (V7.4.3).

Key Skills and Knowledge Assessed:

The C1000-139 exam focuses on various areas related to QRadar SIEM analysis, including:

• Understanding of security information and event management (SIEM) concepts.
• Knowledge of QRadar architecture, components, and functionalities.
• Ability to:
• Navigate and utilize the QRadar user interface.
• Configure and manage QRadar deployments.
• Collect, normalize, and enrich log data.
• Create and manage log sources and event rules.
• Analyze security events and identify potential threats.
• Investigate security incidents using QRadar tools and techniques.
• Generate reports and dashboards to visualize security data.

Exam Details:

• Exam Provider: IBM
• Format: Computer-based, multiple-choice questions
• Number of Questions: 62
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Passing Score: Minimum score not publicly disclosed by IBM (generally around 70%)
• Delivery: Testing center or online proctored
  

Course outline

The C1000-139 IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.4.3 Analysis Exam covers the following topics

Domain 1:  Understanding Offense Analysis (26%)

• Explaining Triage initial offense
• Explaining Analyze fully matched and partially matched rules
• Explaining Analyze an offense and associated IP addresses
• Explaining Recognize MITRE threat groups and actors
• Explaining Perform offense management
• Explaining Describe the use of the magnitude of an offense
• Explaining Identify events not correctly parsed and their source (Stored events)
• Explaining Outline simple offense naming mechanisms
• Explaining Create customized searches

Domain 2: Understanding Rules and Building Block Design (26%)

• Explaining Interpret rules that test for regular expressions
• Explaining Create and manage reference sets and populate them with data
• Explaining Install QRadar Content Packs using the QRadar Assistant App
• Explaining Analyze rules that use Event and Flow data
• Explaining Analyze Building Blocks: Host definition, category definition, Port definition
• Explaining Review and recommend updates to the network hierarchy
• Explaining Review and recommend updates to building blocks and rules
• Explaining Describe the different types of rules, including behavioral, anomaly and threshold rules

Domain 3: Understanding Threat Hunting (26%)

• Explaining Investigate Event and Flow parameters
• Explaining Perform AQL query
• Explaining Search & filter logs by specific log source type
• Explaining Configure a search to utilize time series
• Explaining Analyze potential IoCs
• Explaining Break down triggered rules to identify the reason for the offense
• Explaining Recommend changes to tune QRadar SIEM after offense analysis identifies issues
• Explaining Distinguish potential threats from probable false positives
• Explaining Add a reference set based filter in log analysis
• Explaining Investigate the payload for additional details on the offense
• Explaining Recommend adding new custom properties based on payload data
• Explaining Perform "right-click Investigations" on offense data

Domain 4: Understanding Dashboard Management (6%)

• Explaining Use the default QRadar dashboard to create, view, and maintain a dashboard based on common searches
• Explaining Use Pulse to create, view, and maintain a dashboard based on common searches

Domain 5: Understanding Reporting (16%)

• Explaining Perform an advanced search
• Explaining the different uses for each search type
• Explaining Filter search results
• Explaining Build threat reports
• Explaining Perform a quick search
• Explaining View the most commonly triggered rules
• Explaining Report events correlated in the offense
• Explaining Export Search results in CSV or XML
• Explaining Create reports and advanced reports out of offenses
• Explaining Share reports with users
• Explaining Search using indexed and non-indexed properties 
• Explaining Create and generate scheduled and manual reports