XDR-Engineer Ingestion And Automation Practice Question
An administrator needs to ingest Office 365 audit logs into Cortex XDR. Which integration method is officially supported and recommended by Palo Alto Networks for this data source?
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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Office 365 Management Activity API integration
Office 365 logs are ingested using the Office 365 Management Activity API integration via Broker VM or cloud-to-cloud integration.
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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Local WMI polling from a Windows domain controller
Why it's wrong here
WMI polling is for Windows OS event logs, not Office 365 SaaS logs.
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Office 365 Management Activity API integration
Why this is correct
Office 365 logs are ingested via the Management Activity API integration.
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SNMP trap listener configured on the endpoint agent
Why it's wrong here
SNMP traps are for network device monitoring.
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Syslog forwarding from Microsoft Outlook client applications
Why it's wrong here
Outlook clients do not support native syslog forwarding.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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