Cloud-Security-Engineer Cloud Security Posture Management Practice Question
An organization requires that all compute instances across AWS and Azure be tagged with an 'Owner' and 'Environment' tag. How can Prisma Cloud enforce or report on missing tags?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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By creating a custom config policy using RQL to check for resources where mandatory tags are absent or null.
Prisma Cloud provides out-of-the-box and custom tag policies using RQL or policy rules to detect resources missing mandatory tags.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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By creating a custom config policy using RQL to check for resources where mandatory tags are absent or null.
Why this is correct
Custom config RQL policies can evaluate resource tag presence and alert when required tags are missing.
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By enabling VPC flow log analysis under Network Security settings.
Why it's wrong here
Flow logs analyze network traffic, not resource metadata or tags.
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By modifying the cloud provider's billing console to reject untagged resource creation.
Why it's wrong here
Billing consoles do not block resource creation based on tags; that requires IAM/SCP policies or Prisma Cloud alerts.
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By deploying a Defender agent that intercepts operating system boot commands.
Why it's wrong here
Defenders do not enforce cloud-level resource tagging policies.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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