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Network Security Fundamentals
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- ▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.
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When deploying a firewall in a Zero Trust environment, what is the recommended stance for the default interzone policy?
Medium2Which TWO settings are configurable within a URL Filtering profile?
Medium3Which THREE of the following are valid Security Profile types?
Hard4Which interface type is used to connect the firewall to a switch for management or routing?
Easy5You are configuring a new Security Policy on a PAN-OS firewall. To adhere to the principle of least privilege, which configuration approach should you take for the destination zone and address?
Medium6Which component of the Palo Alto Networks architecture is responsible for the 'Single Pass' processing engine?
Easy7Which THREE items are necessary for a properly configured Security Policy rule?
Medium8Which THREE of the following are consequences of enabling 'Log at Session End'?
Hard9Which object type in PAN-OS should be used to group multiple IP addresses for use in a security policy?
Easy10You have a policy matching 'web-browsing' but traffic is being denied. What is the most likely cause?
Hard11Which TWO of the following are required to enable full visibility into threats inside SSL traffic?
Hard12An administrator needs to restrict access to a specific website. Which profile should be modified?
Medium13What is the function of 'Application Default' in a service object?
Medium14You have a security policy that allows 'any' application. What is the security risk of this configuration?
Hard15An administrator wants to ensure that only 'web-browsing' traffic is allowed on port 80. Which feature allows this enforcement?
Medium16When using App-ID, what happens if traffic matches a policy allowing 'web-browsing' but the application is actually 'facebook-base'?
Hard17Which THREE features are part of the Palo Alto Networks Single Pass Architecture?
Easy18Which TWO items can be used as match criteria in a Security Policy rule?
Medium19Which TWO of the following are types of User-ID mapping methods?
Medium20Which feature allows the firewall to inspect encrypted traffic for threats?
Medium21An administrator wants to block a specific file type from being uploaded. Which profile is required?
Hard22Which of the following is an example of a Security Profile?
Medium23Which TWO of the following are valid components of a PAN-OS Security Policy?
Easy24Where do you configure a URL Filtering profile?
Easy25You are troubleshooting a connection that is being blocked despite a matching policy. Which tool is best for determining which specific rule is hitting the traffic?
Hard26Which THREE are types of security policies that can be configured on a Palo Alto Networks firewall?
Easy27Why should you use an App-ID 'Group' in a security policy?
Hard28An administrator wants to use User-ID. What is the primary benefit of mapping IP addresses to usernames?
Medium29Which plane on a Palo Alto Networks firewall is responsible for the web interface and CLI?
Easy30Which action should be taken if you want to log traffic matching a specific policy?
Medium31What does the 'Zone Protection Profile' protect against?
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