BCS Exam CISMP-V9 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, 10:49 PM

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Terrilyn

2 days ago

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

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Dana

8 days ago

Windows Desktop Systems don't natively support syslog.

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Ty

14 days 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

19 days 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

24 days 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year ago

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

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Mitzie

1 year ago

C) Linux Web Server Appliances.

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Anjelica

1 year ago

B) Windows Desktop Systems.

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Kenny

1 year ago

C) Linux Web Server Appliances.

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Barb

1 year ago

B) Windows Desktop Systems.

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Kris

1 year ago

A) Enterprise Wireless Access Point.

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Skye

1 year ago

A) Enterprise Wireless Access Point.

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Annett

1 year ago

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

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Royal

1 year 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

1 year ago

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

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Lashandra

1 year 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

1 year 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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