312-39 Exam Preparation Material | Certified SOC Analyst (CSA)

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Question#1

In which phase of Lockheed Martin's C Cyber Kill Chain Methodology, adversary creates a deliverable malicious payload using an exploit and a backdoor?

A. Reconnaissance
B. Delivery
C. Weaponization
D. Exploitation

Question#2

Juliea a SOC analyst, while monitoring logs, noticed large TXT, NULL payloads.
What does this indicate?

A. Concurrent VPN Connections Attempt
B. DNS Exfiltration Attempt
C. Covering Tracks Attempt
D. DHCP Starvation Attempt

Explanation:
Reference: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj8gZaKq_PuAhWGi1wKHfQTC0oQFjAAegQIARAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fconf.splunk.com%2Fsession%2F2014%2Fconf2014_FredWilmotSanfordOwings_Splunk_Security.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3ZLfzGqM-VUG7xKtze67ac

Question#3

Identify the event severity level in Windows logs for the events that are not necessarily significant, but may indicate a possible future problem.

A. Failure Audit
B. Warning
C. Error
D. Information

Explanation:
Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/eventlog/event-types

Question#4

Which of the following service provides phishing protection and content filtering to manage the Internet experience on and off your network with the acceptable use or compliance policies?

A. Apility.io
B. Malstrom
C. OpenDNS
D. I-Blocklist

Explanation:
Reference: https://www.spamtitan.com/web-filtering/category/cybersecurity-advice/

Question#5

What does Windows event ID 4740 indicate?

A. A user account was locked out.
B. A user account was disabled.
C. A user account was enabled.
D. A user account was created.

Explanation:
Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4740#:~:text=For%204740(S)%3A%20A,Security%20ID”%20is%20not%20SYSTEM.

Exam Code: 312-39
Q & A: 200 Q&As         Updated:  Oct 25,2026

 

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