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SPLK-5001 · Question #91
Long-tail analysis is a threat-hunting technique used for which of the following?
The correct answer is A. Identifying and analyzing infrequent but potentially important events. Long‑tail analysis focuses on the “long tail” of a data distribution - those rare or low‑frequency events - which often surface subtle indicators of compromise that bulk analysis might miss.
Threat Detection and Alerting
Question
Long-tail analysis is a threat-hunting technique used for which of the following?
Options
- AIdentifying and analyzing infrequent but potentially important events.
- BIdentifying and analyzing common events.
- CIdentifying and analyzing only the data from the last month.
- DIdentifying and analyzing only the data from the last week.
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A91% (30)
- B3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Explanation
Long‑tail analysis focuses on the “long tail” of a data distribution - those rare or low‑frequency events - which often surface subtle indicators of compromise that bulk analysis might miss.
Topics
#threat hunting#long-tail analysis#infrequent events#behavioral analysis
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