Objective 4.2
Cybersecurity Defense ArchitectDevelop complex/cross platform automation to orchestrate workflows for cybersecurity operations such as investigation, detection, and incident response
Objective 4.2 sits in Advanced Automation and Orchestration, which carries 10% of the Cybersecurity Defense Architect exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the Splunk page it rests on.
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A worked example
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An engineer designs a cross-platform workflow in Splunk SOAR. What determines which steps are available?
Correct.
Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026Concept
A workflow can only orchestrate what something is connected to. Mapping the integration estate is the first step in planning automation coverage.
Why A
Splunk documents that the actions available for use in your playbooks are determined by the apps integrated with Splunk SOAR.
Source
Splunk Docs: Create playbooks in Splunk SOAR, checked August 2026The actions available for use in your playbooks are determined by the apps integrated with Splunk SOAR.
Now you: objective 4.2 questions
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Sample question 1 of 2
A SOAR engineer with no Python experience must build a phishing response workflow in the playbook editor. How is that workflow assembled?
Sample question 2 of 2
You have saved a containment playbook in Splunk SOAR and want to know every place it can be started from. Which set of tasks can run it?
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