IBM Certification Security QRadar, Associate Analyst 2

Question 1

Which QRadar component is responsible for collecting raw event data from log sources and normalizing it into a standard format?

Accepted Answer

Event Collector

Answer

The Event Collector gathers raw events from log sources and passes them to the Event Processor for normalization via DSMs.

Question 2

In QRadar, what does AQL stand for and what is its primary use?

Accepted Answer

Ariel Query Language, used to search event and flow data

Answer

AQL (Ariel Query Language) is QRadar's SQL-like language used to query the Ariel database for events and flows.

Question 3

What is the purpose of a DSM (Device Support Module) in IBM QRadar?

Accepted Answer

It parses and normalizes raw log data from specific devices into QRadar's standard event format

Answer

A DSM maps raw log messages from a specific device type into QRadar's normalized event fields, enabling correlation.

Question 4

An analyst notices a QRadar offense has a magnitude of 8. What does magnitude primarily reflect?

Accepted Answer

The overall severity combining relevance, credibility, and severity scores

Answer

Offense magnitude is a composite score (1–10) calculated from relevance, credibility, and severity of the contributing events.

Question 5

Which QRadar feature allows you to store a list of values (such as known malicious IPs) that can be referenced by rules and searches?

Accepted Answer

Reference Set

Answer

Reference Sets store collections of values (IPs, usernames, etc.) that rules and searches can dynamically look up to trigger or filter events.

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