Palo Alto Networks Security Operations Professional (SecOps-Pro) Free Practice Test

Question 1

How can an administrator run a Cortex XSOAR playbook regularly at a specific time and day of the week?

A. By configuring the playbook to run on a specific date and time

B. By creating a job that will run the playbook

C. By creating a script that will run the playbook

D. By creating a scheduled report that will run the playbook

Correct Answer: B

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Question 2

What is the expected behavior when an endpoint is isolated in Cortex XSIAM?

A. It will have access to only internal network resources.

B. It can continue to receive regular upgrades in Cortex XSIAM.

C. It will not have network access except for traffic to Cortex XSIAM.

D. It can continue to communicate with other endpoints.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3

Which incident should a responder prioritize based on overall functional and informational impact to the company?

A. A large upload of user data from an internal file server to a public website occurs.

B. A user in the accounting department receives a pop-up message after visiting a website.

C. An external-facing company website is currently unavailable.

D. A public-facing web server has multiple failed login attempts over a short period of time.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4

Why would a security engineer be unable to activate Cortex XDR analytics when configuring data sources and alert sensors during a Cortex XSIAM evaluation?

A. The engineer still needs to activate the Identity Analytics engine.

B. Baseline requirements must be met before activating analytics.

C. The engineer needs to install the Analytics engine.

D. Pathfinder must be activated before turning on analytics.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 5

What role does incident response play in handling cybersecurity incidents?

A. Scheduling regular software updates and maintenance to prevent potential cyber threats

B. Notifying external authorities and stakeholders immediately after a cyber threat is detected

C. Providing structured methods for investigating, containing, and eradicating cyber threats

D. Monitoring network traffic and creating comprehensive Security policies

Correct Answer: C

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Question 6

A Palo Alto Networks NGFW with URL Filtering and Threat Prevention enabled flags an internal user attempting to access a 'gambling' category website. The SOC policy strictly prohibits access to gambling sites. However, upon further investigation, it's determined the user was attempting to access a legitimate investment trading platform that was miscategorized by the URL filtering service. From an alert classification perspective, how would you describe this situation, and what mitigation strategy is most appropriate to prevent recurrence?

A. True Positive; The policy was violated. Isolate the user and block the website globally.

B. False Positive; The site was miscategorized, leading to an incorrect alert. Submit a URL categorization change request to Palo Alto Networks and consider a custom URL category for the legitimate site.

C. This is a policy violation, not a classification error. Sanction the user per HR policy.

D. True Negative; The firewall correctly identified benign traffic. No action is needed as the user didn't access a truly malicious site.

E. False Negative; The firewall failed to block a prohibited site. Update the URL filtering database manually.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7

An organization requires a security solution that offers comprehensive threat visibility across their entire digital ecosystem, including firewalls, cloud environments, and user authentication logs, not just endpoint data. Which Palo Alto Networks solution is best suited to meet this extended requirement?

A. Cortex endpoint protection platform (EPP)

B. Cortex Cloud Identity Engine

C. Cortex XSIAM

D. Cortex XDR

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8

Which response action in Cortex XSIAM would be unavailable to a SOC analyst investigating an incident involving a Linux server?

A. Halting network access

B. Live Terminal session initiation

C. File search and destroy

D. Running a script

Correct Answer: C

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Question 9

A customer is investigating a security incident in which unusual network traffic is observed and a malicious process is identified on an endpoint. Which Cortex XDR capability assists with correlating firewall network logs and endpoint data in this environment?

A. Log stitching

B. User authentication management

C. Indicator of compromise (IOC) rule

D. Analytics

Correct Answer: D

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Question 10

Which two steps belong in the Cortex XSOAR incident lifecycle? (Choose two.)

A. Planning

B. Incident creation

C. Preparation

D. Incident notification

Correct Answer: B,D

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