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The correct answer is C. NGSIEM with both read and write permissions .

CrowdStrike integration guidance for querying Next-Gen SIEM event data states that the API client needs the NGSIEM scope with both Read and Write permissions . The documentation explains why: Write is required to create the search/query job, and Read is required to retrieve the query results.

Why the other options are incorrect:

A is incorrect because the documented requirement is Read + Write ; there is no documented “execute” permission in the cited guidance. B is incorrect because read-only access would let you read results but not create the query job. D is incorrect because write-only access would let you submit the job but not read the results back.

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The least-privilege role for users who only need to view dashboards, searches, and investigation data without making changes is NG SIEM Analyst – Read Only . This role is designed for visibility without content modification or administrative access. The other roles provide broader operational or management permissions.

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The correct answer is A. The parser was incorrect .

CrowdStrike LogScale documentation explains that when data is ingested without an appropriate parser , the event still arrives in LogScale, but it is not automatically parsed into fields . In that case, the event remains as raw text in @rawstring, while the expected extracted fields stay empty. That matches the exact symptom described in the question.

Why the other options are incorrect:

B is incorrect because if the ingestion token were invalid, the data generally would not be ingested successfully in the first place. C is incorrect because an overloaded sink may delay or buffer delivery, but it does not explain why only @rawstring is populated while structured fields are missing. D is incorrect because a timestamp parsing problem may cause time-related errors, but it would not by itself explain why the entire firewall event remains unparsed as raw text. CrowdStrike’s parser error docs show that parse failures are tracked separately and that @rawstring is what you inspect when events fail to parse correctly.

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The correct answer is A. All . Falcon Next-Gen SIEM is designed to unify first-party Falcon telemetry with third-party ingested data in a single investigation and search experience. When the query needs to include both Falcon Sensor data and third-party connector data, the correct data source selection is the one that includes both categories together, which is All . CrowdStrike describes Next-Gen SIEM as correlating native Falcon data with third-party sources to provide a unified security view.

The correct answer is C . In CQL, boolean conditions such as AND belong inside filter expressions, while pipeline functions like groupBy() and select() must be separated with the pipe (|) operator. CrowdStrike syntax guidance shows that functions are chained through the pipeline and should not be combined with AND. Option C correctly uses AND for the filter logic and uses pipes to separate the aggregation and projection steps.

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In the Next-Gen SIEM Connector Dashboard (specifically within the CrowdStrike Falcon ecosystem), the maximum retention period for which you can query third-party data ingestion metrics is 90 days .

Why 90 Days?

While the actual log data (telemetry) in a Next-Gen SIEM can often be retained for a year or longer depending on the subscription (e.g., 365 days), the health and ingestion metrics —which include data such as volume throughput, connector status, and ingestion rates—are typically stored for a shorter duration. This 90-day window is designed to provide enough historical context for:

Troubleshooting: Identifying when a specific connector started failing.

Trend Analysis: Monitoring changes in data volume over a fiscal quarter.

Capacity Planning: Reviewing average ingestion rates to ensure they stay within licensed limits.

The correct answer is B . CrowdStrike’s query best-practices documentation says to filter first , then do transformations/formatting, then aggregate , and finally do any output-style post-processing such as table/sorting. Among the choices given, Filter > Aggregate > Format is the best match because formatting/output belongs at the end for efficiency.

This is also consistent with CrowdStrike’s explanation that CQL pipelines chain filter and transformation steps before aggregate functions, and that aggregate functions produce new result structures rather than raw events.

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The best answer is D. Custom role .

CrowdStrike documentation for Store app integrations states that the Falcon Administrator role is required to enable apps and plugins in the CrowdStrike Store, which is the administrative side of connector configuration. That shows connector configuration is a privileged task.

At the same time, Falcon Fusion SOAR is the workflow automation capability used to create SOAR automations in the Falcon platform. CrowdStrike describes Fusion SOAR as the workflow engine used to build and run workflows and automate actions across security processes.

Because the question specifically asks for the role that allows both actions while maintaining least privilege , the most appropriate choice is a custom role that grants only the required permissions instead of assigning a broader built-in administrative role. This is an inference from the documented permission model: connector/plugin setup requires elevated permissions, and SOAR workflow creation is a separate capability, so a narrowly scoped custom role is the least-privilege answer among the options.

Why the other options are not the best answer:

NG SIEM Analyst is intended for analyst activity, not configuration and automation administration. Falcon Security Lead is broader and not the most precise least-privilege answer. NG SIEM Security Lead may have wide SIEM access, but the question asks for the option that best maintains least privilege across both connector configuration and SOAR automation creation; that is better satisfied by a custom role . This conclusion is based on the documented need for elevated permissions for plugin configuration and the separate SOAR workflow capability.

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