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N10-009 · Question #16

A network manager wants to implement a SIEM system to correlate system events. Which of the following protocols should the network manager verify?

The correct answer is A. NTP. Role of NTP (Network Time Protocol): NTP is used to synchronize the clocks of network devices to a reference time source. Accurate time synchronization is critical for correlating events and logs from different systems. Importance for SIEM Systems: Event Correlation: SIEM…

Submitted by yaw92· Mar 6, 2026Network operations

Question

A network manager wants to implement a SIEM system to correlate system events. Which of the following protocols should the network manager verify?

Options

  • ANTP
  • BDNS
  • CLDAP
  • DDHCP

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    92% (33)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)

Explanation

Role of NTP (Network Time Protocol): NTP is used to synchronize the clocks of network devices to a reference time source. Accurate time synchronization is critical for correlating events and logs from different systems. Importance for SIEM Systems: Event Correlation: SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems collect and analyze log data from various sources. Accurate timestamps are essential for correlating events across multiple systems. Time Consistency: Without synchronized time, it is challenging to piece together the sequence of events during an incident, making forensic analysis difficult.

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