SPLK-5001 Exam Preparation Material with New SPLK-5001 Dumps Questions [Q17-Q35]

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SPLK-5001 Exam Preparation Material with New SPLK-5001 Dumps Questions

SPLK-5001 2026 Training With 144 QA’s

Splunk SPLK-5001 Exam Syllabus Topics:

Section	Objectives
Topic 1: Security Operations and SOC Fundamentals	– Cybersecurity landscape and threat detection concepts – SOC workflows and incident investigation using Splunk
Topic 2: Threat Intelligence and Response	– MITRE ATT&CK framework application – Incident response and mitigation strategies
Topic 3: Data Analysis and Investigation	– Search Processing Language (SPL) basics for investigations – Event investigation and log analysis
Topic 4: Splunk Enterprise Security Fundamentals	– Notable events and correlation searches – Risk-based alerting and threat analysis

NEW QUESTION 17
An analyst needs to send notification emails after investigating a particular type of finding. Which feature should they ask an engineer to enable that will allow them to do so directly from Splunk ES?

Splunk add-on for Email

Adaptive Response Action

Email plug-in

Include in Next Steps

By enabling an Adaptive Response Action for email in Splunk ES, analysts can trigger and send notification emails directly from the Incident Review workflow once they’ve investigated a notable finding.

NEW QUESTION 18
An analyst investigates an IDS alert and confirms suspicious traffic to a known malicious IP. What Enterprise Security data model would they use to investigate which process initiated the network connection?

Endpoint

Authentication

Network traffic

Web

NEW QUESTION 19
Which of the following terms is associated with the behavior of a threat actor and a structured framework for executing a cyberattack, and defines why an attacker is performing an action?

Playbooks

Tactics

Procedures

Techniques

In frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, tactics describe the adversary’s overarching objectives – the
“why” behind each action – organizing their behavior into a structured sequence of goals throughout an attack.

NEW QUESTION 20
Which of the following is a correct Splunk search that will return results in the most performant way?

index=foo host=i-478619733 | stats range(_time) as duration by src_ip | bin duration span=5min | stats count by duration, host

| stats range(_time) as duration by src_ip | index=foo host=i-478619733 | bin duration span=5min | stats count by duration, host

index=foo host=i-478619733 | transaction src_ip |stats count by host

index=foo | transaction src_ip |stats count by host | search host=i-478619733

NEW QUESTION 21
A Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team produces a report detailing a specific threat actor’s typical behaviors and intent. This would be an example of what type of intelligence?

Operational

Executive

Tactical

Strategic

NEW QUESTION 22
Which of the following roles is commonly responsible for selecting and designing the infrastructure and tools that a security analyst utilizes to effectively complete their job duties?

Threat Intelligence Analyst

SOC Manager

Security Engineer

Security Architect

NEW QUESTION 23
What phase of the continuous monitoring cycle might include the creation of an after action report highlighting the findings and recommendations for the next phase of the cycle?

Establish and Architect

Respond and Review

Define and Predict

Analyze and Report

The Respond and Review phase encompasses not only taking corrective actions but also compiling an after-action report that documents findings and recommendations, feeding insights back into the next cycle iteration.

NEW QUESTION 24
What feature of Splunk Security Essentials (SSE) allows an analyst to see a listing of current on-boarded data sources in Splunk so they can view content based on available data?

Security Data Journey

Security Content

Data Inventory

Data Source Onboarding Guides

NEW QUESTION 25
An analyst is investigating a network alert for suspected lateral movement from one Windows host to another Windows host. According to Splunk CIM documentation, the IP address of the host from which the attacker is moving would be in which field?

host

dest

src_nt_host

src_ip

NEW QUESTION 26
While the top command is utilized to find the most common values contained within a field, a Cyber Defense Analyst hunts for anomalies. Which of the following Splunk commands returns the least common values?

least

uncommon

rare

base

NEW QUESTION 27
Which Splunk Enterprise Security framework provides a way to identify incidents from events and then manage the ownership, triage process, and state of those incidents?

Investigation Management

Notable Event

Asset and Identity

Adaptive Response

The Investigation Management framework in Splunk ES takes notable events and creates incidents, then provides the workflows and tools to assign ownership, track triage progress, and manage incident states from open through resolution.

NEW QUESTION 28
Which of the TTP elements represent the adversary’s goal – the reason for performing an action?

Technique

Procedure

Tactic

Purpose

In the MITRE ATT&CK framework, a tactic defines the adversary’s objective or goal-essentially the “why” behind their actions. Tactics categorize techniques by the adversary’s intent, such as gaining initial access or exfiltrating data.

NEW QUESTION 29
Which of the following data sources would be most useful to determine if a user visited a recently identified malicious website?

Active Directory Logs

Web Proxy Logs

Intrusion Detection Logs

Web Server Logs

NEW QUESTION 30
Which Splunk search mode is best for searches that contain commands such as chart, timechart, and top, but the analyst still wants results in the events tab?

Verbose

Smart

Adaptive

Fast

Verbose mode tells Splunk to retrieve and display all raw events and full field extractions, even when you use transforming commands like chart, timechart, or top. This ensures your statistical results appear alongside the underlying events in the Events tab.

NEW QUESTION 31
Which tool can a SOC analyst use to explore existing SPL searches that might be helpful during investigations?

SPL Editor App

Splunk Security Essentials

MITRE ATT&CK

Splunk SOAR

Splunk Security Essentials features a built-in Search Library that lets analysts browse and preview hundreds of vetted SPL searches – organized by use case and security domain – so they can quickly find queries relevant to their investigation.

NEW QUESTION 32
As an analyst, tracking unique users is a common occurrence. The Security Operations Center (SOC) manager requested a search with results in a table format to track the cumulative downloads by distinct IP address. Which example calculates the running total of distinct users over time?

eventtype=”download” | bin_time span=1d | stats values(clientip) as ipa dc(clientip) by _time | streamstats dc(ipa) as “Cumulative total”

eventtype=”download” | bin_time span=1d | stats values(clientip) as ipa dc(clientip) by _time

eventtype=”download” | bin_time span=1d | table clientip _time user

eventtype=”download” | bin_time span=1d | stats values(clientip) as ipa dc(clientip) by user | table _time ipa

NEW QUESTION 33
What is the name of the threat-hunting technique that involves identifying data points that are least like the other points in a dataset?

Anomaly detection

Hypothesis checking

Timeline analysis

Stack counting

Anomaly detection is the process of identifying outliers – data points that deviate significantly from the norm – in a dataset. In threat hunting, it helps spot unusual activity that may indicate malicious behavior.

NEW QUESTION 34
Which Enterprise Security framework provides a mechanism for running preconfigured actions within the Splunk platform or integrating with external applications?

Asset and Identity

Notable Event

Threat Intelligence

Adaptive Response

NEW QUESTION 35
Splunk Enterprise Security has numerous frameworks to create correlations, integrate threat intelligence, and provide a workflow for investigations. Which framework raises the threat profile of individuals or assets to allow identification of people or devices that perform an unusual amount of suspicious activities?

Threat Intelligence Framework

Risk Framework

Notable Event Framework

Asset and Identity Framework

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