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CAS-005 · Question #246

A security engineer wants to stay up-to-date on new detections that are released on a regular basis. The engineer's organization uses multiple tools rather than one specific vendor security stack…

The correct answer is A. Sigma. Sigma is a rule-based detection language that is vendor-agnostic, meaning it can be used across different SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) tools.

Submitted by alyssa_d· Mar 6, 2026Security Operations

Question

A security engineer wants to stay up-to-date on new detections that are released on a regular basis. The engineer's organization uses multiple tools rather than one specific vendor security stack. Which of the following rule-based languages is the most appropriate to use as a baseline for detection rules with the multiple security tool setup?

Options

  • ASigma
  • BYARA
  • CSnort
  • DRita

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    84% (16)
  • B
    11% (2)
  • C
    5% (1)

Explanation

Sigma is a rule-based detection language that is vendor-agnostic, meaning it can be used across different SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) tools.

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