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SPLK-5001 · Question #90

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

The correct answer is A. Anomaly detection. 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

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Question

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

Options

  • AAnomaly detection
  • BHypothesis checking
  • CTimeline analysis
  • DStack counting

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    89% (42)
  • B
    6% (3)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

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

Topics

#threat hunting#anomaly detection#outlier analysis#stack counting

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