BCS CISMP-V9 Exam - Topic 2 Question 86 Discussion

Actual exam question for BCS's CISMP-V9 exam

Question #: 86
Topic #: 2

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One traditional use of a SIEM appliance is to monitor for exceptions received via syslog.

What system from the following does NOT natively support syslog events?

AEnterprise Wireless Access Point.

BWindows Desktop Systems.

CLinux Web Server Appliances.

DEnterprise Stateful Firewall.

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Suggested Answer: B

Syslog is a standard for message logging and allows devices to send event notification messages across IP networks to event message collectors - also known as Syslog servers or SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems. Native support for syslog is commonly found in various network devices and Unix/Linux-based systems.

Enterprise Wireless Access Points,Linux Web Server Appliances, andEnterprise Stateful Firewallstypically have built-in capabilities to generate and send syslog messages to a SIEM system for monitoring and analysis.

Windows Desktop Systems, on the other hand, do not natively support syslog because Windows uses its own event logging system known as Windows Event Log.While it is possible to configure Windows systems to send logs to a SIEM appliance, this usually requires additional software or agents to translate Windows Event Log messages into syslog format before they can be sent1.

by Pamella at Sep 13, 2024, 09:49 PM

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Staci

6 months ago

I thought all firewalls supported syslog events. Interesting!

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Laurel

6 months ago

Enterprise Wireless Access Points usually handle syslog too.

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Launa

6 months ago

Wait, are you sure about that? I thought they could be configured for it.

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Terrilyn

7 months ago

Totally agree, it's definitely not built-in.

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Dana

7 months ago

Windows Desktop Systems don't natively support syslog.

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Ty

7 months ago

I vaguely recall that enterprise wireless access points might not support syslog out of the box, but I’m not completely confident.

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Floyd

7 months ago

I’m leaning towards the Windows Desktop Systems as the answer, but I could be mixing it up with something else.

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Nikita

7 months ago

I practiced a similar question where we had to identify which devices support syslog, and I feel like firewalls usually do.

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Zachary

8 months ago

I think I remember that Windows systems can log events, but I'm not sure if they use syslog natively.

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Tori

8 months ago

I'm pretty confident the answer is B. Windows Desktop Systems don't natively support syslog, while the other options like Linux servers and network devices typically do. This seems like a straightforward question.

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Desire

8 months ago

Okay, let's see. Enterprise Wireless Access Points, Windows Desktop Systems, and Linux Web Server Appliances all seem like they would support syslog. I'm guessing the Enterprise Stateful Firewall is the one that doesn't natively support it.

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Carlee

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know syslog is a common logging protocol, but I'm not sure which of these systems wouldn't support it natively. I'll have to think this through.

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Britt

8 months ago

This looks like a straightforward question about syslog support. I'll think through the options carefully and choose the one that doesn't natively support syslog.

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Rosio

8 months ago

This looks tricky, but I'm going to give it my best shot. I'll start by considering the purpose and behavior of each string method.

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Lauran

2 years ago

I'm going with D) Enterprise Stateful Firewall. Those things are so complex, I bet they have their own proprietary logging system.

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Francoise

2 years ago

Enterprise Wireless Access Point? Come on, even my grandma's router has syslog these days. That's gotta be the easy one.

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Nakita

2 years ago

Haha, Windows not supporting syslog? That's like a fish not swimming. Gotta be the right answer!

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Mitzie

2 years ago

C) Linux Web Server Appliances.

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Anjelica

2 years ago

B) Windows Desktop Systems.

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Kenny

2 years ago

C) Linux Web Server Appliances.

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Barb

2 years ago

B) Windows Desktop Systems.

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Kris

2 years ago

A) Enterprise Wireless Access Point.

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Skye

2 years ago

A) Enterprise Wireless Access Point.

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Annett

2 years ago

That makes sense, Windows Desktop Systems are not typically used for syslog monitoring.

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Royal

2 years ago

I disagree, I believe the answer is B) Windows Desktop Systems because they do not natively support syslog events.

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Annett

2 years ago

I think the answer is A) Enterprise Wireless Access Point.

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Lashandra

2 years ago

Hmm, I'm not so sure about that. I thought all enterprise-grade systems would have syslog support these days. Maybe the firewall is the odd one out here.

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Sharen

2 years ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is B) Windows Desktop Systems. Syslog is a Linux/Unix-based logging protocol, so Windows desktops wouldn't natively support it.

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