After a security incident is verified in a SOC, an incident responder reviews the incident but cannot identify the source of the incident and form an effective mitigation procedure. To whom should the incident ticket be escalated?

IT Exam Items RepositoryCategory: CCNA CyberOpsAfter a security incident is verified in a SOC, an incident responder reviews the incident but cannot identify the source of the incident and form an effective mitigation procedure. To whom should the incident ticket be escalated?

After a security incident is verified in a SOC, an incident responder reviews the incident but cannot identify the source of the incident and form an effective mitigation procedure. To whom should the incident ticket be escalated?

  • an alert analyst for further analysis
  • the SOC manager to ask for other personnel to be assigned
  • a cyberoperations analyst for help
  • a SME for further investigation

Explanation: An incident responder is a Tier 2 security professional in a SOC. If the responder cannot resolve the incident ticket, the incident ticket should be escalated to the next tier support, a Tier 3. A Tier 3 SME would further investigate the incident.

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