Cybersecurity-Practitioner Cloud Security Practice Question
An administrator is configuring Prisma Cloud Compute to protect serverless functions in AWS Lambda. Which THREE features are supported for serverless function protection? (Choose three)
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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Compliance and configuration auditing of serverless function settings (such as overly permissive IAM roles or environment variables).
Prisma Cloud Compute supports vulnerability scanning for serverless functions, function compliance checks, and runtime function firewalls (runtime defense).
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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Direct physical RAID disk array encryption management.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. RAID disk management is physical datacenter hardware administration.
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Compliance and configuration auditing of serverless function settings (such as overly permissive IAM roles or environment variables).
Why this is correct
Correct. Compute evaluates serverless configuration compliance.
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Vulnerability scanning of function code packages and dependencies.
Why this is correct
Correct. Compute scans serverless functions for known CVEs in application dependencies.
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Real-time BGP routing table advertisement to AWS Transit Gateway.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. BGP routing is handled by network gateways, not serverless function defenders.
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Runtime defense instrumentation to block unauthorized outbound network connections or anomalous function behavior.
Why this is correct
Correct. Runtime defense protects executing serverless functions against anomalous behavior.
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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