Question 560
A deployment review tests Develop a Sentinel KQL hunt that summarizes destination timing and repeated connections. The original need was: A hunter needs to identify network beaconing at consistent intervals. Which finding shows the intended behavior?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The controlled periodic connection sequence is prioritized over irregular benign traffic. This is the result that most directly validates the selected action: Develop a Sentinel KQL hunt that summarizes destination timing and repeated connections. It proves the requirement in the scenario rather than a related activity. This scenario concerns: A hunter needs to identify network beaconing at consistent intervals.
Incorrect Answers
Authorized notebook access validates resource permissions for investigation code. It does not show that KQL detects periodic beacon connections while deprioritizing irregular benign traffic.
“The seeded authentication event is returned and the saved query is available to authorized hunters.” tests A hunter wants an ad-hoc Sentinel query for suspicious sign-in activity and may save it for reuse. It does not demonstrate the target outcome of The controlled periodic connection sequence is prioritized over irregular benign traffic. in the case described. This scenario concerns: A hunter needs to identify network beaconing at consistent intervals.
This proposed result, “The job completes with historical results and documented source tables.”, relates to A team wants a one-time historical investigation without turning all old data into hot analytics logs. It would not prove that Develop a Sentinel KQL hunt that summarizes destination timing and repeated connections. met the current requirement. This scenario concerns: A hunter needs to identify network beaconing at consistent intervals.