PALO ALTO PCNSA CERTIFICATION EXAM
PREPARATION PACKET 2026 TESTED
KNOWLEDGE VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ What are four components of the Palo Alto Networks
Cybersecurity Portfolio? Answer: WildFire
Cortex XDR
Prisma Access
AutoFocus
◉ Which cloud-delivered security service provides instant access to
community-based threat data? Answer: AutoFocus
◉ Which cloud-delivered security service provides security and
connectivity for branches and mobile users? Answer: Prisma Access
◉ Which Palo Alto Networks cybersecurity portfolio product
provides access to applications from Palo Alto Networks, third
parties, and customers? Answer: Cortex Data Lake
◉ Which Palo Alto Networks firewall feature provides all the
following abilities?
,Stops malware, exploits, and ransomware before they can
compromise endpoints
Provides protection while endpoints are online and offline, on
network and off
Coordinates enforcement with network and cloud security to
prevent successful attacks
Detects threats and automates containment to minimize impact
Creates zero-day malware signatures with cloud-based threat
analysis
Integrates with Palo Alto Networks Cortex Data Lake Answer: Cortex
XDR
◉ Which three management features does the Control Plane
provide? Answer: Logging
Reporting
Firewall configuration
◉ Which three data processing features does the data plane
provide? Answer: Security processing
,Signature matching
network processing
◉ What are three components of the Network Processing module?
Answer: QoS
NAT
Flow Control
◉ Which approach most accurately defines the Palo Alto Networks
SP3 architecture Answer: Scan it all, scan it once
◉ What is the result of using a stream-based architectural design
Answer: Superior performance
◉ Which security model does Palo Alto Networks recommend that
you deploy Answer: Zero trust
◉ The Zero Trust model is implemented to specifically inspect which
type of traffic? Answer: East-west
◉ What are the three main concepts of Zero Trust? Answer: All
Resources are accessed in a secure manner, regardless of location
, Access control is on a "need-to-know" basis and is strictly enforced
All traffic is logged and inspected
◉ Which two statements are true about the Zero Trust model?
Answer: Traffic is inspected laterally
Traffic is inspected east-west
◉ Which three Palo Alto Networks products secure your network?
Answer: Prisma SaaS
URL Filtering
WildFire
◉ True or false: Blockage of just one stage in the cyberattack
lifecycle will protect a company's network from attack. Answer: True
◉ What are two stages of the cyberattack lifecycle? Answer:
Weaponization and delivery
Command and control
◉ Command and control can be prevented through which two
methods? Answer: DNS sinkholing
PREPARATION PACKET 2026 TESTED
KNOWLEDGE VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ What are four components of the Palo Alto Networks
Cybersecurity Portfolio? Answer: WildFire
Cortex XDR
Prisma Access
AutoFocus
◉ Which cloud-delivered security service provides instant access to
community-based threat data? Answer: AutoFocus
◉ Which cloud-delivered security service provides security and
connectivity for branches and mobile users? Answer: Prisma Access
◉ Which Palo Alto Networks cybersecurity portfolio product
provides access to applications from Palo Alto Networks, third
parties, and customers? Answer: Cortex Data Lake
◉ Which Palo Alto Networks firewall feature provides all the
following abilities?
,Stops malware, exploits, and ransomware before they can
compromise endpoints
Provides protection while endpoints are online and offline, on
network and off
Coordinates enforcement with network and cloud security to
prevent successful attacks
Detects threats and automates containment to minimize impact
Creates zero-day malware signatures with cloud-based threat
analysis
Integrates with Palo Alto Networks Cortex Data Lake Answer: Cortex
XDR
◉ Which three management features does the Control Plane
provide? Answer: Logging
Reporting
Firewall configuration
◉ Which three data processing features does the data plane
provide? Answer: Security processing
,Signature matching
network processing
◉ What are three components of the Network Processing module?
Answer: QoS
NAT
Flow Control
◉ Which approach most accurately defines the Palo Alto Networks
SP3 architecture Answer: Scan it all, scan it once
◉ What is the result of using a stream-based architectural design
Answer: Superior performance
◉ Which security model does Palo Alto Networks recommend that
you deploy Answer: Zero trust
◉ The Zero Trust model is implemented to specifically inspect which
type of traffic? Answer: East-west
◉ What are the three main concepts of Zero Trust? Answer: All
Resources are accessed in a secure manner, regardless of location
, Access control is on a "need-to-know" basis and is strictly enforced
All traffic is logged and inspected
◉ Which two statements are true about the Zero Trust model?
Answer: Traffic is inspected laterally
Traffic is inspected east-west
◉ Which three Palo Alto Networks products secure your network?
Answer: Prisma SaaS
URL Filtering
WildFire
◉ True or false: Blockage of just one stage in the cyberattack
lifecycle will protect a company's network from attack. Answer: True
◉ What are two stages of the cyberattack lifecycle? Answer:
Weaponization and delivery
Command and control
◉ Command and control can be prevented through which two
methods? Answer: DNS sinkholing
