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Cloud Security practice questions

Practise Certified Cybersecurity Practitioner (Cybersecurity-Practitioner) Cloud Security practice questions — original exam-style scenarios with answer choices, explanations, and analysis of common mistakes.

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What the exam tests

What to know about Cloud Security

Cloud concepts questions usually test the service model (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS) and deployment model (public/private/hybrid/community) appropriate for a given scenario.

IaaS, PaaS and SaaS responsibilities and examples.

Public, private, hybrid and community cloud deployment models.

On-premises vs cloud trade-offs: cost, control, scalability.

How cloud connectivity options (VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute) work.

Watch out for

Common Cloud Security exam traps

▸IaaS gives you infrastructure control; SaaS gives you only the application.
▸Hybrid cloud combines on-premises and public cloud — not two public clouds.
▸Cloud does not automatically mean cheaper or more secure.
▸Management responsibility shifts with each service model (IaaS → PaaS → SaaS).

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Cloud Security questions

20 questions · select your answer, then reveal the explanation

Question 1easymultiple choice

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Which Palo Alto Networks cloud-delivered security service provides automated inline threat prevention against malware, command-and-control traffic, and DNS-based threats using machine learning?

Trap 1: Prisma Access Remote Networks Plugin

Incorrect. This is used for connecting branch offices, not as a standalone threat prevention service.

Trap 2: GlobalProtect App Standalone

Incorrect. GlobalProtect is a VPN client for endpoint connectivity.

Trap 3: Panorama Log Collector

Incorrect. Log collectors are used for storing and indexing logs, not threat prevention.

Cloud Security practice questions

What to know about Cloud Security

Common Cloud Security exam traps

Cloud Security questions

Which Palo Alto Networks cloud-delivered security service provides automated inline threat prevention against malware, command-and-control traffic, and DNS-based threats using machine learning?

An enterprise is deploying CN-Series firewalls to secure traffic inside a Kubernetes cluster. Which THREE architectural elements are required for successful deployment and operation of CN-Series firewalls? (Choose two... wait, prompt asks for THREE: Choose three)

When configuring Prisma Access to inspect traffic between different branch offices (Branch-to-Branch traffic), where is the inspection typically performed?

An organization is using Prisma Cloud to monitor AWS IAM policies. A custom policy check fails because an IAM role allows overly permissive actions on S3 buckets. Where in Prisma Cloud should the administrator navigate to view and remediate this specific cloud infrastructure misconfiguration?

An engineer is configuring Prisma Cloud to scan AWS Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates within a GitHub repository. Which scanning integration should be implemented to detect misconfigurations before deployment?

An administrator needs to protect serverless AWS Lambda functions using Prisma Cloud Compute. Which method should be used to instrument the Lambda functions for vulnerability and compliance scanning?

An administrator is deploying VM-Series firewalls in Microsoft Azure using an Azure Standard Load Balancer for inbound application traffic. Which component is required to handle asymmetry when routing return traffic from backend application VMs back through the firewall?

An administrator needs to deploy VM-Series firewalls in an AWS environment using an AWS Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB). Which CloudFormation template or method should the administrator use to ensure traffic is transparently routed through the firewall without requiring destination NAT?

An organization wants to use Prisma Access to inspect all outbound internet traffic from Google Cloud Platform (GCP) VPCs. Which architecture provides the most scalable integration between GCP and Prisma Access?

An administrator is reviewing WildFire submissions in the Prisma Access monitoring dashboard and notices a custom PowerShell script was classified as malware. Where can the administrator view the detailed behavioral analysis report showing registry modifications and API calls made by the sample?

What is the primary function of the Prisma Cloud Data Security module?

An organization running Kubernetes clusters across multiple public clouds wants to enforce runtime protection that blocks unauthorized container process execution and file system writes. Which Prisma Cloud component performs this enforcement?

Which Prisma Cloud module provides Cloud Workload Protection (CWP) capabilities, including runtime defense, vulnerability management, and compliance for containers, hosts, and serverless functions?

When setting up Prisma Access Mobile Users, what is the recommended client software installed on end-user laptops to establish secure connections to the cloud security processing nodes?

An administrator is configuring DNS Security on VM-Series firewalls protecting a multi-cloud environment. Which mechanism does DNS Security use to protect against newly registered domains and command-and-control (C2) domains that lack traditional signatures?

An organization wants to inspect east-west traffic between different microservices running inside an Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) cluster using VM-Series firewalls. Which architectural pattern is recommended?

Which Prisma Cloud feature continuously scans cloud resource configurations to detect compliance violations against frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS?

An administrator is configuring Advanced URL Filtering on Prisma Access. Which feature allows the security policy to block newly observed malicious domains that have existed for only a few hours?

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