IBM QRadar SIEM Technology Syllabus

• Explain QRadar architecture and event-flow pipeline using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: map the components, identities, data paths and trust boundaries for QRadar architecture and event-flow pipeline
• Evidence: produce an annotated architecture diagram and explain the validation result

• Explain Console, event processors and flow processors using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: compare a baseline design with a risky or incomplete design for Console, event processors and flow processors
• Evidence: produce a design decision record and explain the validation result

• Explain Log source onboarding and DSM parsing using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: trace one permitted and one denied access decision for Log source onboarding and DSM parsing
• Evidence: produce an access-flow worksheet and explain the validation result

• Explain Network hierarchy, assets and reference data using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: plan a least-privilege configuration and a safe rollout sequence for Network hierarchy, assets and reference data
• Evidence: produce a change plan with rollback steps and explain the validation result

• Explain Ariel Query Language and investigation using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: review policy order, dependencies, exceptions and rollback conditions for Ariel Query Language and investigation
• Evidence: produce a policy review checklist and explain the validation result

• Explain Custom rules, building blocks and tests using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: configure or assess the control with secure defaults for Custom rules, building blocks and tests
• Evidence: produce a configuration evidence sheet and explain the validation result

• Explain Offenses, magnitude and analyst workflow using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: test expected and unexpected behavior against explicit pass criteria for Offenses, magnitude and analyst workflow
• Evidence: produce a pass/fail validation record and explain the validation result

• Explain False-positive tuning and rule performance using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: locate the relevant telemetry and build an investigation timeline for False-positive tuning and rule performance
• Evidence: produce an investigation timeline and explain the validation result

• Explain Flows, network behavior and anomaly context using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: triage a realistic finding and separate risk from expected activity for Flows, network behavior and anomaly context
• Evidence: produce a triage note with severity rationale and explain the validation result

• Explain Dashboards, reports and use-case metrics using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: tune a noisy control without removing required visibility for Dashboards, reports and use-case metrics
• Evidence: produce a tuning record with before-and-after evidence and explain the validation result

• Explain Administration, backup and troubleshooting using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: troubleshoot a production-style failure using an evidence-first workflow for Administration, backup and troubleshooting
• Evidence: produce a troubleshooting runbook entry and explain the validation result

• Explain SIEM use-case capstone using current IBM terminology and connect it to the IBM QRadar SIEM architecture
• Practice: combine design, validation, operations and handover in the capstone for SIEM use-case capstone
• Evidence: produce a concise capstone handover and portfolio artifact and explain the validation result

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