Cloud-Security-Engineer Cloud Workload Protection Practice Question
An organization runs sensitive workloads on Google Cloud Run. They need to protect these serverless container services against known vulnerabilities and runtime attacks. Which Prisma Cloud Defender architecture supports Cloud Run?
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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App-Embedded Defender integrated directly into the application container build process.
Prisma Cloud supports App-Embedded defenders, which can be compiled directly into serverless container applications like Cloud Run or AWS Fargate tasks.
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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Kubernetes DaemonSet Defender deployed across Cloud Run managed worker nodes.
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Run is fully managed; users do not have access to worker nodes to deploy DaemonSets.
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Serverless function layer attached via Python pip package installation.
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Run runs containers, not Lambda-style function handlers.
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App-Embedded Defender integrated directly into the application container build process.
Why this is correct
App-Embedded defenders protect serverless container services where direct host or daemonset access is unavailable.
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Host Defender installed via SSH on the Google Cloud Run underlying VM instances.
Why it's wrong here
Google Cloud Run abstracts underlying VMs entirely.
Quick reference
Cloud Service Model Comparison
| Model | You Manage | Provider Manages | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| IaaS | OS, runtime, apps, data | Hardware, hypervisor, networking | EC2, Azure VMs, GCP Compute Engine |
| PaaS | Apps and data | OS, runtime, middleware, hardware | Elastic Beanstalk, Azure App Service |
| SaaS | Data and settings only | Everything else | Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday |
| FaaS / Serverless | Function code only | Infra, scaling, runtime | Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Run |
| CaaS | Containers and apps | Kubernetes, OS, hardware | EKS, AKS, GKE |
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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