Cloud-Security-Engineer Cloud Security Posture Management Practice Question
Your company acquired another firm that uses a separate AWS account structure. You need to onboard their AWS Organization into your existing Prisma Cloud tenant while keeping their alerts segregated from your primary business unit. How should you structure this?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Onboard the cloud accounts into Prisma Cloud, assign them to distinct Account Groups, and use Resource Groups to segregate visibility via RBAC roles.
Multi-account onboarding with segregation is achieved by organizing cloud accounts under specific Prisma Cloud Account Groups and applying scoped RBAC Resource Groups.
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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Onboard the cloud accounts into Prisma Cloud, assign them to distinct Account Groups, and use Resource Groups to segregate visibility via RBAC roles.
Why this is correct
Account Groups and Resource Groups allow logical partitioning and RBAC segregation for multi-subsidiary environments.
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Create a completely separate Prisma Cloud SaaS tenant and manually copy-paste alerts daily.
Why it's wrong here
Creating separate tenants defeats centralized posture management; Account Groups provide native segregation.
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Deploy a custom API gateway in front of AWS CloudTrail to filter out alerts.
Why it's wrong here
Filtering alerts requires Prisma Cloud alerting rules, not external API gateways.
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Configure AWS Organizations Service Control Policies (SCPs) to block Prisma Cloud polling.
Why it's wrong here
Blocking polling stops monitoring entirely rather than segregating visibility.
Quick reference
Access Control Model Comparison
| Model | Acronym | Who Controls Access? | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discretionary Access Control | DAC | Resource owner | Small teams, file shares |
| Mandatory Access Control | MAC | System / security labels | Classified govt / military |
| Role-Based Access Control | RBAC | Administrator (via roles) | Enterprise environments |
| Attribute-Based Access Control | ABAC | Policy engine (user + resource attributes) | Fine-grained, dynamic policies |
| Rule-Based Access Control | RuBAC | System rules / ACLs | Firewall rules, network ACLs |
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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