IBM QRadar SIEM V7.5 Administration (C1000-156) Practice Exam

IBM QRadar SIEM V7.5 Administration (C1000-156) Practice Exam

This certification is designed for professionals seeking to confirm their thorough understanding of IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.5 Administration at an intermediate level. These professionals will have the expertise and practical experience in configuring, optimizing performance, fine-tuning, diagnosing issues, and administering a local deployment of IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.5. This encompasses the management of accompanying apps such as Use Case Manager, QRadar Assistant, Log Source Manager, and Pulse, as well as a foundational grasp of User Behavior Analytics, QRadar Deployment Intelligence, and Reference Data Management. 

Who should take the exam?

Professionals aspiring to take IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.5 Administration should have proficiency in the following key areas:

• QRadar troubleshooting techniques to swiftly identify and resolve issues.
  
• Effective searching and reporting capabilities within the QRadar environment.
• Mastery of rules creation and understanding building blocks for efficient security configurations.
• Profound comprehension of reference data to enhance contextual analysis.
• Fundamental QRadar tuning expertise and comprehension of network hierarchy for optimal system performance.
• In-depth understanding of QRadar deployment strategies and comprehensive knowledge of component architecture.
• Familiarity with QRadar Event and Flow pipelines to streamline data processing.
• Competence in QRadar user management and proficient implementation of data access control measures.
• Basic understanding of multi-domain QRadar instances for diverse organizational needs.

Prerequisite Knowledge Recommended:

Candidates should have a solid understanding of the following concepts:

• Basic security technologies, including SIEM fundamentals, TCP/IP networking principles, and general IT security concepts.
  
• Offense and log analysis techniques to interpret security incidents effectively.
• Proficiency in enterprise logging practices for comprehensive data collection.
• Knowledge of network monitoring methodologies leveraging flow data.
• Familiarity with additional QRadar capabilities such as QRadar Network Insights and QRadar Incident Forensics to expand threat detection and response capabilities.

Exam Details

• Exam Code: C1000-156
• Exam Name: IBM Certified Administrator - Security QRadar SIEM V7.5
• Exam Languages: English
• Exam Questions: 62 Questions
• Time: 90 minutes
• Number of questions to pass: 38

Course Outline 

The IBM C1000-156 Exam covers the given topics  - 

Section 1: Understand System Configuration 20%

• Perform license management
• Administer managed hosts
• Understand distributed architecture
• Manage configuration and data backups
• Configure custom SNMP and email templates
• Manage network hierarchy
• Use and manage reference data
• Manage automatic update
• Demonstrate the use of the asset database
• Install and configure apps

Section 2: Learn about Performance Optimization 13%

• Construct identity exclusions
• Deal with resource restrictions
• Configuring, tuning and understanding rules
• Index management
• Search management
• Manage routing rules and event forwarding

Section 3: Understand Data Source Configuration 14%

• Manage flow sources
• Manage log sources
• Export event and flow data
• Vulnerability information source configuration
• Manage custom event and flow properties
• Manage custom log source types
• Manage data obfuscation 

Section 4: Understand Accuracy Tuning 10%

• Understand and implement Anomaly Detection Engine rules
• Manage and use building blocks
• Manage content packs
• Distinguish native information sources
• Configure integrations

Section 5: Learn about User Management 6%

• Manage users
• Create and update security profiles
• Create and update user roles
• Manage user authentication and authorization

Section 6: Understand Reporting, Searching, and Offense Management 13%

• Manage reports
• Utilize different search types
• Manage offenses
• Sharing content among users 

Section 7: Learn Tenants and Domains 8%

• Differentiate network hierarchy and domain definition
• Manage domains and tenants
• Allocate licenses for multi-tenant
• Assign users to tenants 

Section 8: Troubleshooting 16%

• Review and respond to system notifications
• Troubleshoot common documented issues
• Configure, manage and troubleshoot applications
• Perform healthchecks
• Basic GUI REST-API usage