20+ practice questions focused on Cloud Security — one of the most tested topics on the Certified Cybersecurity Practitioner (Cybersecurity-Practitioner) exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Cloud Security PracticeWhich 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?
Explanation: WildFire is the cloud-delivered malware analysis service, and Advanced Threat Prevention/DNS Security provides inline machine learning protections.
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?
Explanation: 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.
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)
Explanation: 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.
When configuring Prisma Access to inspect traffic between different branch offices (Branch-to-Branch traffic), where is the inspection typically performed?
Explanation: Prisma Access inspects branch-to-branch traffic within the cloud security processing nodes (SPNs) managed by Palo Alto Networks.
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?
Explanation: 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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