Cloud-Security-Engineer Prisma Cloud Architecture And Components Practice Question
A security engineer notices that Prisma Cloud Runtime Defense on a defender-protected Kubernetes cluster is generating excessive alerts for legitimate build processes running inside application pods. Which configuration change should be applied to suppress these alerts without reducing container security?
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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Modify the Container Runtime policy to add allowed process exceptions or adjust the incident alert threshold for the specific workloads.
Runtime Defense rules can be fine-tuned by defining specific process rules or adding exceptions within the Container Runtime policy to allow known administrative or build binaries while maintaining behavioral anomaly detection.
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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Modify the Container Runtime policy to add allowed process exceptions or adjust the incident alert threshold for the specific workloads.
Why this is correct
Correct. Adding process exceptions or tuning the Container Runtime policy allows legitimate binaries to run without triggering false positive alerts.
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Disable the entire Runtime Defense module for the specific cluster namespace.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Disabling the module entirely compromises container security for that namespace.
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Switch the Defender mode from Prevent to Monitor globally.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. This changes enforcement behavior globally rather than targeting the specific false positive processes.
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Reinstall the Prisma Cloud Defender daemonset with read-only volume mounts.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Changing volume mounts affects defender functionality, not process behavior alerting.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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