Cloud-Security-Engineer Cloud Workload Protection Practice Question
A security engineer notices that a Prisma Cloud Host Defender running on an Ubuntu virtual machine is reporting container runtime events, but host-level file integrity monitoring (FIM) alerts are not generating. Where should the engineer check to enable FIM?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Under Compute > Defend > Runtime > Host Security policy in the Prisma Cloud Console.
File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) rules are configured under Compute > Defend > Access Control / Runtime > Host Security on the Prisma Cloud Console.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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In the AWS EC2 console by modifying the volume attachment settings.
Why it's wrong here
FIM is a software-level runtime capability managed by Prisma Cloud, not AWS EBS.
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By editing the local '/etc/twistlock/twistlock.cfg' file on the VM.
Why it's wrong here
Defender configuration should be managed centrally through the Prisma Cloud Console policy rules.
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Under Administration > System > Settings > Host Monitor.
Why it's wrong here
Administration settings deal with global configurations, not security policy enforcement.
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Under Compute > Defend > Runtime > Host Security policy in the Prisma Cloud Console.
Why this is correct
Host security runtime policies control file integrity monitoring rules for the underlying host.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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