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IBM C1000-018 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
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| Searching, Reporting, and Analysis | - Ariel Query Language (AQL)
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| Offense Management and Rules | - Offense generation and lifecycle
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| QRadar SIEM Fundamentals | - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Concepts
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| Data Collection and Processing | - Log Sources and DSMs
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| IBM QRadar Architecture and Components | - Core QRadar components
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The C1000-018 exam is a IBM certification exam validating the IBM QRadar SIEM V7.3.2 Fundamental Analysis syllabus shown above. It belongs to these credential paths: IBM Security QRadar SIEM Administrator, IBM Security QRadar SIEM Analysis, IBM Security Certifications (Security Intelligence). Candidates in 2026 prepare for it with Real4Prep's 105 practice questions, available as a printable PDF, a Windows Desktop Test Engine, and an Online Test Engine — three versions of the same materials.
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IBM QRadar SIEM V7.3.2 Fundamental Analysis Sample Questions:
Which component in QRadar collects and creates flow information?
- A. sflow
- B. Qflow
- C. NetFIow
- D. J-Flow
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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Where can an analyst working with Offenses add a regular expression test into an existing rule?
- A. Right
- B. Left
- C. Bottom
- D. Top
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
An analyst working with QRadar SIEM has been assigned a new Offense and is preparing a custom report on the Offense summary page. From this page, the analyst wants to navigate to the Log Activity or Network Activity page to export the Event/Flow data (Action -> export to CSV).
How can the analyst do this? (Choose two)
- A. Click the Summary icon.
- B. In the Source IP(s) session, click the link to open the page.
- C. In the Event/Flow count section, click the link to open the page.
- D. Click the View Attack Path icon.
- E. Click the Events / Flows icon.
Correct Answer: B,C 🗳️
An analyst observed a port scan attack on an internal network asset from a remote network.
Which filter would be useful to determine the compromised host?
- A. Source or Destination IP
- B. Source IP [Indexed]
- C. Any IP
- D. Destination IP [Indexed]
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
An analyst notices that there are a number of invalid Offenses being created from a network node. This node has been determined to be in Domain 2 and has the following log sources sending it events: (3Com 8800 Series Switch from 172.18.1.1, Cisco ACE Firewall from 172.18.1.2, FireEye from 172.18.1.3, and Palo Alto PA Series from 172.18.1.8).
The analyst should create a False Positive Building Block that has a filter:
- A. "when the local network is Domain 2 and when the source IP is in 172.18.0.0/16"
- B. "when the remote IP is one of the following 172.18.1.1, 172.18.1.2. 1.3 172. 18.18.1.8
- C. "when the local network is Domain 2 and when the source IP is in 172.18.0.0/16"
- D. "when the destination IP is in 172.18.0.0/16"
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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