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IBM Certified Administrator - Security QRadar SIEM V7.5
This intermediate level certification is intended for professionals who wish to validate their comprehensive knowledge of IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.5 Administration.
Licensing authority: IBM
Initial by examination
- Assessment Boundary
- The diagnostic A1000-156 assessment, sample questions, learning courses and badge services are not additional required examination leaves.
- Certification Agreement
- IBM Certification Agreement must be accepted before issuance.
- Delivery
- Pearson VUE test center or eligible OnVUE proctored delivery; no specific future seat or school arrangement is established.
- Preparation
- Extensive hands-on knowledge is needed; listed learning sources are recommended, not required before testing; prerequisite knowledge is expressly not measured.
- Registration
- IBM-enabled Pearson VUE account, matching original valid government photo/signature ID and actual appointment availability and delivery requirements apply.
IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.5 Administration
- Provider
- IBM; delivery by Pearson VUE
- Format
- English proctored examination; IBM flags multiple-choice and build-list items. Test-center or eligible OnVUE delivery.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 62.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- 38 questions to pass
- Exam fee
- Indicative United States price: USD 200; locale availability, applicable taxes and price changes apply.
Examination outline
System Configuration (20%)
- Perform license management
- Administer managed hosts
- Understand distributed architecture
- Manage configuration and data backups
- Configure custom SNMP and email templates
- Manage network hierarchy
- Use and manage reference data
- Manage automatic update
- Demonstrate the use of the asset database
- Install and configure apps
Performance Optimization (13%)
- Construct identity exclusions
- Deal with resource restrictions
- Configuring, tuning and understanding rules
- Index management
- Search management
- Manage routing rules and event forwarding
Data Source Configuration (14%)
- Manage flow sources
- Manage log sources
- Export event and flow data
- Vulnerability information source configuration
- Manage custom event and flow properties
- Manage custom log source types
- Manage data obfuscation
Accuracy Tuning (10%)
- Understand and implement Anomaly Detection Engine rules
- Manage and use building blocks
- Manage content packs
- Distinguish native information sources
- Configure integrations
User Management (6%)
- Manage users
- Create and update security profiles
- Create and update user roles
- Manage user authentication and authorization
Reporting, Searching, and Offense Management (13%)
- Manage reports
- Utilize different search types
- Manage offenses
- Sharing content among users
Tenants and Domains (8%)
- Differentiate network hierarchy and domain definition
- Manage domains and tenants
- Allocate licenses for multi-tenant
- Assign users to tenants
Troubleshooting (16%)
- Review and respond to system notifications
- Troubleshoot common documented issues
- Configure, manage and troubleshoot applications
- Perform healthchecks
- Basic GUI REST-API usage
Examination sources
- IBM controlling exam objectives statement
Exam Objectives / introduction
- IBM adoption of Study Guide
Exam registration panel / Study Guide PDF
- IBM C1000-156 Study Guide identity
PDF p. 1 / cover
- IBM Study Guide scope adoption
PDF p. 2 / Purpose of Exam Objectives
- IBM public examination assessment
Exam Objectives / examination statistics
- IBM examination item formats
ITEMTYPE_MULTIPLE_CHOICE through ITEMTYPE_HOT_AREA
- IBM examination language and price
Exam registration panel / language and indicative price
- IBM examination registration account
Certification Exam Preparation and Registration / Exam Registration
- Pearson VUE IBM examination delivery
Register to take your IBM certification exam online or at a test center
- IBM optional learning sources
Exam Resources / Note
- IBM identification requirement
Identification / first two sentences