A cybersecurity analyst is tasked with integrating a newly acquired threat intelligence platform with the company's existing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system. The platform offers a RESTful API to programmatically access its data. Which HTTP method should the analyst use to retrieve the latest threat intelligence reports to be analyzed by the SIEM system?
The correct answer is GET. In RESTful APIs, the GET method is used to request data from a specified resource. It is a safe method as it does not modify any data on the server and is idempotent, meaning multiple identical requests should have the same effect as a single request. Other HTTP methods like POST, PUT, or DELETE are used for different operations such as creating, updating, or deleting resources, which are not required when simply retrieving data.
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