PCCSA QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
State-Sponsored - ANSWERWhich type of adversary would commit cybercrimes
with the authorization of their country's government?
Limiting - ANSWERWhen a company chooses to deploy a branch location with
antivirus software, which risk model are they using to manage risk?
Uses a botnet to flood traffic to a target network - ANSWERWhich option describes a
characteristic of a distributed denial-of-service attack?
Certificate Authority - ANSWERWhat is a component of a public key infrastructure?
PAN-DB database - ANSWERFrom which resource can a Palo Alto Networks
firewall get URL category information for URLs whose categories cannot be found on
the firewall?
multiple guest operating systems to run on a single physical machine -
ANSWERWhat does a hypervisor enable?
It assumes that every internal endpoint can be trusted - ANSWERIdentify a
weakness of a perimeter-based network security strategy to protect an
organization’s endpoint systems.
Next-generation firewalls - ANSWERWhich type of security device uses a single-
pass, parallel processor hardware architecture to accelerate content inspection?
TCP port 25 - ANSWERWhich well-known port is associated with the Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol?
Denial-of-service - ANSWERWhich type of attack floods a target with TCP SYN
requests?
User identification and Content identification - ANSWERWhich two components are
part of a next-generation firewall security policy?
Worm - ANSWERWhich type of malware is self-replicating but must first infect a host
program and be executed by a user or process?
Bootkit - ANSWERYou discover malware has corrupted the BIOS on your laptop.
Which type of malware is this?
any organization that accepts, transmits, or stores any cardholder data -
ANSWERTo which type of organization does the PCI DSS apply?
, Policy Reinforcement - ANSWERWhich mobile device management feature prevents
jailbreaking or rooting?
Access Point - ANSWERWhich device would an Evil Twin attack use to lure the
victim to connect to the attack surface network?
Data Encryption and Encrypted Tunnels - ANSWERWhat are two methods to
securely transmit personally identifiable information?
Confidentiality - ANSWERWhat is the primary purpose of using encryption as part of
your network data security architecture?
Physical Security - ANSWERWhich security component should be used to prevent a
malware attack delivered by USB drive?
Exposed government-protected health information - ANSWERFinancial loss due to
fines/penalties
Exposed proprietary engineering secrets - ANSWERfinancial loss due to loss of
competitive edge
Defaced Website - ANSWERpublic embarassment and potential financial impact
Ransomware attack - ANSWERfinancial loss due to downtime
retailing loss of credit card numbers - ANSWERfinancial loss due to loss of
consumer confidence
A malicious PDF file located on an internet website - ANSWERA firewall located on
an organization's network perimeter can be used to protect against which type of
attack?
Traps - ANSWERWhich Palo Alto Networks tool is used to prevent endpoint systems
from running malware executables such as viruses, trojans and rootkits?
VoIP - ANSWERWhich protocol converts voice into a digital signal?
Endpoint anti-virus software - ANSWERWhich security component should you
configure to block viruses not seen and blocked by the perimeter firewall?
Magnifier - ANSWERWhich Palo Alto Networks product or feature includes machine
learning to enhance security?
Denial-of-service - ANSWERWhich type of attack floods a target with ICMP
requests?
Payment Card Industry - ANSWERWhich data security compliance standard is used
to protect card holder data wherever it is processed, stored, or transmitted?
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
State-Sponsored - ANSWERWhich type of adversary would commit cybercrimes
with the authorization of their country's government?
Limiting - ANSWERWhen a company chooses to deploy a branch location with
antivirus software, which risk model are they using to manage risk?
Uses a botnet to flood traffic to a target network - ANSWERWhich option describes a
characteristic of a distributed denial-of-service attack?
Certificate Authority - ANSWERWhat is a component of a public key infrastructure?
PAN-DB database - ANSWERFrom which resource can a Palo Alto Networks
firewall get URL category information for URLs whose categories cannot be found on
the firewall?
multiple guest operating systems to run on a single physical machine -
ANSWERWhat does a hypervisor enable?
It assumes that every internal endpoint can be trusted - ANSWERIdentify a
weakness of a perimeter-based network security strategy to protect an
organization’s endpoint systems.
Next-generation firewalls - ANSWERWhich type of security device uses a single-
pass, parallel processor hardware architecture to accelerate content inspection?
TCP port 25 - ANSWERWhich well-known port is associated with the Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol?
Denial-of-service - ANSWERWhich type of attack floods a target with TCP SYN
requests?
User identification and Content identification - ANSWERWhich two components are
part of a next-generation firewall security policy?
Worm - ANSWERWhich type of malware is self-replicating but must first infect a host
program and be executed by a user or process?
Bootkit - ANSWERYou discover malware has corrupted the BIOS on your laptop.
Which type of malware is this?
any organization that accepts, transmits, or stores any cardholder data -
ANSWERTo which type of organization does the PCI DSS apply?
, Policy Reinforcement - ANSWERWhich mobile device management feature prevents
jailbreaking or rooting?
Access Point - ANSWERWhich device would an Evil Twin attack use to lure the
victim to connect to the attack surface network?
Data Encryption and Encrypted Tunnels - ANSWERWhat are two methods to
securely transmit personally identifiable information?
Confidentiality - ANSWERWhat is the primary purpose of using encryption as part of
your network data security architecture?
Physical Security - ANSWERWhich security component should be used to prevent a
malware attack delivered by USB drive?
Exposed government-protected health information - ANSWERFinancial loss due to
fines/penalties
Exposed proprietary engineering secrets - ANSWERfinancial loss due to loss of
competitive edge
Defaced Website - ANSWERpublic embarassment and potential financial impact
Ransomware attack - ANSWERfinancial loss due to downtime
retailing loss of credit card numbers - ANSWERfinancial loss due to loss of
consumer confidence
A malicious PDF file located on an internet website - ANSWERA firewall located on
an organization's network perimeter can be used to protect against which type of
attack?
Traps - ANSWERWhich Palo Alto Networks tool is used to prevent endpoint systems
from running malware executables such as viruses, trojans and rootkits?
VoIP - ANSWERWhich protocol converts voice into a digital signal?
Endpoint anti-virus software - ANSWERWhich security component should you
configure to block viruses not seen and blocked by the perimeter firewall?
Magnifier - ANSWERWhich Palo Alto Networks product or feature includes machine
learning to enhance security?
Denial-of-service - ANSWERWhich type of attack floods a target with ICMP
requests?
Payment Card Industry - ANSWERWhich data security compliance standard is used
to protect card holder data wherever it is processed, stored, or transmitted?
