Cybersecurity-Practitioner Cloud Security — Timed 25 Questions

Question 1

Which Palo Alto Networks cloud-delivered security service provides automated inline threat prevention against malware, command-and-control traffic, and DNS-based threats using machine learning?

Accepted Answer

Advanced WildFire. WildFire is the cloud-delivered malware analysis service, and Advanced Threat Prevention/DNS Security provides inline machine learning protections.

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Prisma Access Remote Networks Plugin

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GlobalProtect App Standalone

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Panorama Log Collector

Question 2

An administrator is troubleshooting a policy issue where a Prisma Cloud RQL (Resource Query Language) query is not returning expected AWS EC2 instances. The query is: `config from cloud.resource where cloud.type = 'aws' and api.name = 'aws-ec2-describe-instances'`. What is the most likely reason the query fails to return resources?

Accepted Answer

The `api.name` syntax is incorrect for configuration queries; resource queries should use `resource.type = 'Ec2Instance'`.. RQL syntax for CSPM resource queries uses `config from cloud.resource where cloud.type = 'aws' and resource.type = 'Ec2Instance'`. Querying raw API names directly in resource queries is incorrect.

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The query must include the AWS account ID prefix inside single quotes for every condition.

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The query is missing the `event.name` parameter required for cloud storage inspection.

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RQL queries can only be executed against Azure and GCP resources, not AWS.

Question 3

An enterprise is deploying CN-Series firewalls to secure traffic inside a Kubernetes cluster. Which THREE architectural elements are required for successful deployment and operation of CN-Series firewalls? (Choose two... wait, prompt asks for THREE: Choose three)

Accepted Answer

Panorama management server configured to manage container firewalls and push security policies.. CN-Series firewalls require the CN-Series management plane (Panorama), the CN-Series dataplane (Container Firewall pod), and Container Network Interface (CNI) integration or service mesh integration to steer traffic.

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AWS Direct Connect dedicated fiber optic circuits connected directly to the Kubernetes kubelet process.

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Dedicated physical rackmount chassis with hardware FPGA accelerator cards installed in the Kubernetes master node.

Question 4

When configuring Prisma Access to inspect traffic between different branch offices (Branch-to-Branch traffic), where is the inspection typically performed?

Accepted Answer

Inside the Prisma Access Cloud Security Processing Node (SPN) cloud infrastructure.. Prisma Access inspects branch-to-branch traffic within the cloud security processing nodes (SPNs) managed by Palo Alto Networks.

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Inside the customer-managed AWS Transit Gateway associated with the remote network.

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On the Panorama management server located in the customer's primary datacenter.

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On the local physical firewall at the originating branch office before it leaves the LAN.

Question 5

An enterprise is deploying Prisma Access to secure remote workers and branch offices. The security team needs to ensure that user identity from Microsoft Entra ID is correctly mapped to traffic logs without requiring users to authenticate through an explicit captive portal. Which component must be deployed?

Accepted Answer

Deploy the Cloud Identity Engine (CIE) agent and configure directory synchronization with Microsoft Entra ID.. Prisma Access integrates with User-ID via the Syslog listener, GlobalProtect agent, or Cloud Identity Engine (CIE) to map IP addresses to usernames.

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Configure an explicit SAML authentication proxy on the Panorama management plane.

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Configure an explicit proxy PAC file pointing all browser traffic to the Prisma Access Remote Networks gateway IP.

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Install a dedicated VM-Series User-ID Agent on an EC2 instance in every public cloud VPC.

Question 6

An organization is using Prisma Cloud to monitor AWS IAM policies. A custom policy check fails because an IAM role allows overly permissive actions on S3 buckets. Where in Prisma Cloud should the administrator navigate to view and remediate this specific cloud infrastructure misconfiguration?

Accepted Answer

Navigate to Prisma Cloud CSPM > Alerts, filter by AWS IAM service, and use RQL or built-in auto-remediation.. Prisma Cloud Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) evaluates resource configurations against compliance standards and policies in the Investigate or Alerts tab.

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Navigate to Panorama > Cloud Services > Native Security to update IAM roles.

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Navigate to Prisma Cloud Compute > Vulnerabilities > Functions to review IAM policy JSON files.

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Navigate to Prisma Access > Traffic > Monitor to inspect IAM API call logs.

Question 7

An engineer is configuring Prisma Cloud to scan AWS Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates within a GitHub repository. Which scanning integration should be implemented to detect misconfigurations before deployment?

Accepted Answer

Configure the Prisma Cloud GitHub Action to scan Terraform and CloudFormation templates during the pull request stage.. Prisma Cloud provides a Bridgecrew IaC scanner integrated as a GitHub Action or VCS integration to scan templates during the pull request phase.

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Deploy the Prisma Cloud Defender daemonset on the GitHub runner nodes to monitor runtime file system changes.

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Establish a VPC endpoint between the GitHub repository and Prisma Cloud Compute console.

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Enable Prisma Cloud CloudTrail integration to parse GitHub audit logs via AWS EventBridge.

Question 8

An administrator needs to protect serverless AWS Lambda functions using Prisma Cloud Compute. Which method should be used to instrument the Lambda functions for vulnerability and compliance scanning?

Accepted Answer

Attach the Prisma Cloud Compute Lambda layer and configure the runtime wrapper to automatically scan the function upon invocation.. Prisma Cloud Compute uses serverless defenders that are added directly to the Lambda function layer to inspect function code and dependencies.

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Mount an Amazon EFS volume containing the Prisma Cloud scanner binary to the Lambda execution environment.

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Configure AWS Inspector to forward Lambda scan results directly to the Prisma Cloud Console via an SNS topic.

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Deploy a Prisma Cloud Compute Defender container inside the same VPC subnet as the Lambda functions.

Question 9

An administrator is deploying VM-Series firewalls in Microsoft Azure using an Azure Standard Load Balancer for inbound application traffic. Which component is required to handle asymmetry when routing return traffic from backend application VMs back through the firewall?

Accepted Answer

Enable Source NAT (SNAT) on the VM-Series firewall untrust/trust interface policies so return traffic flows back through the active firewall IP.. Azure Standard Load Balancer supports HA ports and SNAT, but inbound asymmetric traffic routed via user-defined routes (UDRs) requires careful load balancer configuration or floating IP (Direct Server Return) considerations, or utilizing Azure Gateway Load Balancer. For standard load balancers with firewalls, SNAT is typically enabled on the load balancer or firewall to maintain flow symmetry.

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Configure Azure ExpressRoute Global Reach to bypass the Azure Load Balancer entirely.

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Deploy an Azure Bastion host to proxy all inbound administrative and application sessions.

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Configure an Azure Application Gateway in front of the Standard Load Balancer to perform Layer 7 proxying.

Question 10

An administrator needs to deploy VM-Series firewalls in an AWS environment using an AWS Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB). Which CloudFormation template or method should the administrator use to ensure traffic is transparently routed through the firewall without requiring destination NAT?

Accepted Answer

Deploy using the AWS GWLB quick start template with Geneve encapsulation configured on the VM-Series data interfaces.. AWS GWLB uses Geneve encapsulation on port 6081 to securely exchange traffic between the GWLB and the VM-Series firewalls, allowing transparent inline inspection without SNAT/DNAT.

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Deploy a standard VPC peering connection and configure AWS Client VPN endpoints to steer traffic to the untrust interface.

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Use AWS Lambda functions to dynamically update security group rules whenever a new workload instance is provisioned.

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Configure an AWS Transit Gateway with route tables pointing to an Elastic Load Balancer in front of the VM-Series trust interface.

Question 11

An organization wants to use Prisma Access to inspect all outbound internet traffic from Google Cloud Platform (GCP) VPCs. Which architecture provides the most scalable integration between GCP and Prisma Access?

Accepted Answer

Deploy IPsec VPN tunnels from GCP VPC networks to Prisma Access Remote Networks, utilizing dynamic BGP routing.. Prisma Access connects to GCP VPCs using Cloud VPN and BGP, integrated with GCP Network Connectivity Center or standard VPN tunnels.

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Establish a direct Google Interconnect circuit terminated directly into the Panorama management appliance.

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Configure GCP Cloud NAT to forward raw packet captures to the Prisma Access SaaS API endpoint.

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Install the VM-Series firewall as a native GCP HTTP(S) Load Balancer backend instance group.

Question 12

An administrator is reviewing WildFire submissions in the Prisma Access monitoring dashboard and notices a custom PowerShell script was classified as malware. Where can the administrator view the detailed behavioral analysis report showing registry modifications and API calls made by the sample?

Accepted Answer

In the WildFire portal or Prisma Access Monitor > WildFire Submissions report, click on the specific sample hash to view the behavioral analysis report.. WildFire provides detailed behavioral threat analysis reports showing process trees, registry changes, file modifications, and network connections.

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In Prisma Cloud Compute > Defend > Access Control logs.

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In the Prisma Access Cloud Identity Engine audit logs.

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In Panorama > Managed Devices > WildFire Appliance CLI.

Question 13

What is the primary function of the Prisma Cloud Data Security module?

Accepted Answer

Discover, classify, and protect sensitive data (such as PII and financial records) stored in cloud object storage like AWS S3.. Prisma Cloud Data Security discovers, classifies, and protects sensitive data stored in cloud object storage like AWS S3 buckets.

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Tunnel database traffic securely from on-premises data centers to AWS RDS instances.

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Encrypt database tables in Microsoft Azure SQL using customer-managed HSM keys.

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Inspect TLS certificates on public-facing load balancers for expiration dates.

Question 14

An organization running Kubernetes clusters across multiple public clouds wants to enforce runtime protection that blocks unauthorized container process execution and file system writes. Which Prisma Cloud component performs this enforcement?

Accepted Answer

Prisma Cloud Compute Defender daemonset installed on each Kubernetes cluster node.. Prisma Cloud Compute Defender runs as a daemonset on Kubernetes nodes to enforce runtime defense rules.

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Panorama Kubernetes Plugin communicating with kubelet via SSH tunnels.

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Prisma Cloud CSPM API scanner querying the Kubernetes control plane API server every 15 minutes.

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Prisma Access cloud security processing node intercepting Kubernetes egress traffic.

Question 15

Which Prisma Cloud module provides Cloud Workload Protection (CWP) capabilities, including runtime defense, vulnerability management, and compliance for containers, hosts, and serverless functions?

Accepted Answer

Prisma Cloud Compute. Prisma Cloud Compute is the module dedicated to Cloud Workload Protection (CWP).

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Prisma Access Network Security

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Prisma Cloud IAM Security

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Prisma Cloud CSPM

Question 16

When setting up Prisma Access Mobile Users, what is the recommended client software installed on end-user laptops to establish secure connections to the cloud security processing nodes?

Accepted Answer

GlobalProtect app. GlobalProtect is the client software used to connect mobile users to Prisma Access.

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Panorama Admin Agent

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Prisma Cloud Defender Agent

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Prisma Access CLI Client

Question 17

An administrator is configuring DNS Security on VM-Series firewalls protecting a multi-cloud environment. Which mechanism does DNS Security use to protect against newly registered domains and command-and-control (C2) domains that lack traditional signatures?

Accepted Answer

Real-time cloud-based machine learning analytics that analyze DNS query patterns and domain generation algorithms (DGAs).. DNS Security uses machine learning and predictive analytics in the cloud to identify malicious domains in real-time.

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Enforcing DNSSEC validation on all outbound UDP port 53 traffic traversing the untrust interface.

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Performing automated zone transfers (AXFR) with public root DNS servers every hour.

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Local DNS response caching on the firewall hard drive to block blacklisted IP addresses.

Question 18

An organization wants to inspect east-west traffic between different microservices running inside an Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) cluster using VM-Series firewalls. Which architectural pattern is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Route inter-subnet pod traffic through VM-Series firewall interfaces using AWS VPC route tables and secondary IP configurations.. East-west inspection in Kubernetes or public cloud environments is typically handled by container-native controls or by routing inter-subnet traffic through VM-Series firewalls acting as gateway routers using AWS Transit Gateway or custom routing tables.

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Deploy Panorama as a sidecar container inside every Kubernetes pod namespace.

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Attach the Prisma Access remote network VPN gateway directly to the Kubernetes cgroup filesystem.

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Configure AWS Route 53 to proxy all TCP traffic between pods.

Question 19

Which Prisma Cloud feature continuously scans cloud resource configurations to detect compliance violations against frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS?

Accepted Answer

Prisma Cloud CSPM Compliance Dashboard. Prisma Cloud CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) performs continuous compliance and misconfiguration scanning.

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WildFire Compliance Analyzer

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Prisma Access Panorama Compliance Reporter

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GlobalProtect Compliance Agent

Question 20

An administrator is configuring Advanced URL Filtering on Prisma Access. Which feature allows the security policy to block newly observed malicious domains that have existed for only a few hours?

Accepted Answer

Inline Machine Learning analysis that evaluates web traffic and categorizes Newly Registered Domains (NRDs) in real-time.. Advanced URL Filtering uses inline machine learning to analyze web traffic and categorize newly registered domains (NRDs) instantly.

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GlobalProtect endpoint registry checks for browser history.

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Client-side proxy PAC file lookups against local browser blocklists.

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Static URL database updates downloaded from Panorama once every 24 hours.