PCNSA Flash Cards
1. The Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio focuses on which three principle technologies?
(Choose three.)
A. securing operations response
B. securing the enterprise
C. securing third-party application access
D. securing the cloud
E. securing the internet of things - ✔✔ABD
2. What are four components of the Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio? (Choose four.)
A. Cortex DynamicDNS
B. Wildfire
C. Cortex XDR
D. OpenConnect
E. Prisma Access
F. Autofocus - ✔✔BCEF
3. Which cloud-delivered security service provides instant access to community-based threat data?
A. Prisma Saas
B. Autofocus
C. Unit 42
,D. Cortex XOR - ✔✔B
4. Which cloud-delivered security service provides security and connectivity for branches and mobile
users?
A. Cortex XSOAR
B. Cortex XOR
C. AutoFocus
D. Prisma Access - ✔✔D
5. Which Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio product provides access to applications from Palo
Alto Networks, third parties, and customers?
A. WildFire
B. Cortex Data Lake
C. Network Security
D. Prisma Access - ✔✔B
6. 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
A. Cortex XDR
B. Prisma Saas
,C. WildFire
D. AutoFocus - ✔✔A
7. Which three management features does the Control Plane provide? (Choose three .)
A. security processing
B. logging
C. reporting
D. firewall configuration
E. signature matching
F. network processing - ✔✔BCD
8. Which three data processing features does the data plane provide? (Choose three .)
A. security processing
B. logging
C. reporting
D. firewall configuration
E. signature matching
F. network processing - ✔✔AEF
9. What are three components of the Network Processing module? (Choose three.)
A. QoS
B. NAT
C. App-ID
D. flow control
, E. URL match
F. spyware - ✔✔ABD
10. Which approach most accurately defines the Palo Alto Networks SP3 architecture?
A. prioritize first
B. sequential processing
C. scan it all, scan it once
D. Zero Trust segmentation platform - ✔✔C
11. What is the result of using a stream-based architectural design?
A. superior performance
B. increased latency
C. detailed logging
D. increased functionality - ✔✔A
12. Which security model does Palo Alto Networks recommend that you deploy?
A. separation-of-trust
B. Zero Trust
C. trust-then-verify
D. never trust - ✔✔B
13. The Zero Trust model is implemented to specifically inspect which type of traffic?
A. east-west
B. north-south
C. left-right
1. The Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio focuses on which three principle technologies?
(Choose three.)
A. securing operations response
B. securing the enterprise
C. securing third-party application access
D. securing the cloud
E. securing the internet of things - ✔✔ABD
2. What are four components of the Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio? (Choose four.)
A. Cortex DynamicDNS
B. Wildfire
C. Cortex XDR
D. OpenConnect
E. Prisma Access
F. Autofocus - ✔✔BCEF
3. Which cloud-delivered security service provides instant access to community-based threat data?
A. Prisma Saas
B. Autofocus
C. Unit 42
,D. Cortex XOR - ✔✔B
4. Which cloud-delivered security service provides security and connectivity for branches and mobile
users?
A. Cortex XSOAR
B. Cortex XOR
C. AutoFocus
D. Prisma Access - ✔✔D
5. Which Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Portfolio product provides access to applications from Palo
Alto Networks, third parties, and customers?
A. WildFire
B. Cortex Data Lake
C. Network Security
D. Prisma Access - ✔✔B
6. 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
A. Cortex XDR
B. Prisma Saas
,C. WildFire
D. AutoFocus - ✔✔A
7. Which three management features does the Control Plane provide? (Choose three .)
A. security processing
B. logging
C. reporting
D. firewall configuration
E. signature matching
F. network processing - ✔✔BCD
8. Which three data processing features does the data plane provide? (Choose three .)
A. security processing
B. logging
C. reporting
D. firewall configuration
E. signature matching
F. network processing - ✔✔AEF
9. What are three components of the Network Processing module? (Choose three.)
A. QoS
B. NAT
C. App-ID
D. flow control
, E. URL match
F. spyware - ✔✔ABD
10. Which approach most accurately defines the Palo Alto Networks SP3 architecture?
A. prioritize first
B. sequential processing
C. scan it all, scan it once
D. Zero Trust segmentation platform - ✔✔C
11. What is the result of using a stream-based architectural design?
A. superior performance
B. increased latency
C. detailed logging
D. increased functionality - ✔✔A
12. Which security model does Palo Alto Networks recommend that you deploy?
A. separation-of-trust
B. Zero Trust
C. trust-then-verify
D. never trust - ✔✔B
13. The Zero Trust model is implemented to specifically inspect which type of traffic?
A. east-west
B. north-south
C. left-right
