Cloud-Security-Engineer Identity And Access Security Practice Question
When auditing GCP IAM configurations using Prisma Cloud, which THREE findings indicate potential privilege escalation or high security risks? (Choose three.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Identities with 'roles/iam.securityAdmin' enabling broad permission grants
Dangerous GCP roles include service account key administration, project ownership, and binding arbitrary service accounts.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Identities with 'roles/iam.securityAdmin' enabling broad permission grants
Why this is correct
Security admins can modify IAM policies across scopes, leading to privilege escalation.
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Enabling VPC Flow Logs on custom subnets
Why it's wrong here
VPC Flow Logs enhance network visibility and security monitoring.
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Service accounts possessing 'roles/iam.serviceAccountKeyAdmin'
Why this is correct
Key administrators can generate keys for any service account, enabling persistence and privilege escalation.
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Users holding 'roles/owner' at the project or organization level
Why this is correct
Project or organization owners have full administrative privileges.
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Buckets configured with uniform bucket-level access enabled
Why it's wrong here
Uniform bucket-level access is a security best practice, not a risk finding.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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