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I told them I’d first try to figure out if the alert is real or just a false positive. So I’d check logs, maybe compare the behavior to a baseline, and look for any signs that something suspicious is actually happening — like weird logins or traffic going to an unknown IP.
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Junior SOC Analyst

Interviewed at MaintainX

4.2
Jun 14, 2025

I told them I’d first try to figure out if the alert is real or just a false positive. So I’d check logs, maybe compare the behavior to a baseline, and look for any signs that something suspicious is actually happening — like weird logins or traffic going to an unknown IP.

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