Cloud-Security-Engineer Cloud Workload Protection Practice Question
A security analyst notices that Prisma Cloud is generating numerous false-positive alerts for a custom internal binary flagged as malware during host scans. How can the analyst resolve this issue permanently across the environment?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Create a vulnerability or malware exception (waiver) in the Prisma Cloud Console specifying the file hash or signature.
Administrators can manage false positives by adding custom hashes or signatures to vulnerability or malware exceptions/waivers in the Prisma Cloud Console.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Create a vulnerability or malware exception (waiver) in the Prisma Cloud Console specifying the file hash or signature.
Why this is correct
Waivers allow administrators to suppress known false positives by hashing or identifying specific benign files.
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Modify the Host Defender daemon configuration file on every server to skip all file system hashing.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling file hashing entirely impairs malware detection capabilities.
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Delete the binary from the golden image repository and rebuild all downstream containers.
Why it's wrong here
Rebuilding does not fix custom internal tools that are intentionally legitimate.
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Downgrade the Host Defender version to a release that predates malware detection capabilities.
Why it's wrong here
Downgrading software versions compromises overall security posture.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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