Certified Threat Protection Analyst Exam (PPAN01) Free Practice Test

Question 1

What is the purpose of Smart Search?

A. Trace and analyze information about files downloaded from a user's computer.

B. Trace and analyze information about user clicks on external websites.

C. Trace and analyze information about messages processed by the Proofpoint Protection Server.

D. Trace and analyze information about firewall breaches.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 2

Refer to Exhibit:
X-Proofpoint-Banner-Trigger: inbound
MIM-version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="boundary-1698346305"
X-CLX-Shades: MLX
X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard
engine=ICAP:2.0.272,Aquarius:18.0.987,Hydra:6.0.619,FMLib:17.11.176.26 definitions=2023-10-26_22,
2023-10-26_01,2023-05-22_02
X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=spam policy=default score=89 bulkscore=0 phishscore=0 mlxlogscore=-91 suspectscore=0 malwarescore=0 adultscore=0 spamscore=89 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=l engine=8.12.0-2310240000 definitions=main-2310260209 In the process of reviewing a false positive, you see the following email header. What was the reason the message was quarantined by the Proofpoint Protection Server?

A. The recipient's personal block list forced quarantine of the message.

B. A content policy rule (DLP/compliance) forced quarantine of the message.

C. An anti-virus rule forced the message to be quarantined.

D. A custom spam rule caused the message to be quarantined.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 3

Why do some domains generate a warning when they are added to the custom blocklist in TAP?

A. Because they are already blocked by other security measures, such as IPS and firewall.

B. Because they are already blocked and restricted by default in the network system.

C. Because they are less popular and low-risk domains that do not pose a threat.

D. Because entire domains of popular and prominent services on the web should not be blocked.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 4

Which two factors make Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks difficult to detect? (Select two.)

A. They use spam.

B. They use malicious URLs.

C. They use malware.

D. They use impersonation.

E. They use social engineering.

Correct Answer: D,E

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Question 5

Based on the exhibit,

which user would most benefit from attending security awareness training based on their behavior?

A. Scarlett Wilson

B. Jacob Lewis

C. Logan Green

D. Emma Taylor

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6

When filtering for threats on the TAP People page, which two filters have the highest chance of finding compromises? (Select two.)

A. Users > VIP

B. Users > Locations

C. Threats > False Positives Only

D. Exposure > Permitted Clicks

E. Exposure > Delivered with Accessible Threat

Correct Answer: D,E

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