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Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Operations Professional

SECURITY-OPERATIONS-PROFESSIONAL

The Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Operations Professional certification validates the knowledge, understanding, and job-ready skills required for basic application of the Palo Alto Networks Cortex portfolio of solutions and related technologies in a security operations center (SOC). It is designed for current or aspiring security operations administrators, analysts, incident responders, and threat researchers. Earning this credential demonstrates your ability to work effectively with Cortex products to detect, investigate, and respond to threats, making you more competitive in the cybersecurity job market.

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19Objectives

111Practice pages

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2.1 Identify and explain the steps of the NIST Incident Response Plan

28 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–28

2.2 Explain the concept of incident management and response

34 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–34

2.3 Explain the role of threat intelligence in incident response

35 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35

2.4 Explain the function of case categorization and prioritization

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

2.5 Explain how file, IP address, domain, and URL indicator types are used in Cortex products

20 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20

2.6 Compare and contrast WildFire, Unit 42 intelligence, and VirusTotal

36 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–36

2.7 Evaluate false positive, false negative, and true positive security cases

13 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–13

2.8 Conduct basic threat hunting based on a common indicator types

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

4.1 Explain the features and functionality of Cortex XSOAR

28 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–28

4.2 Differentiate between scripts and jobs in Cortex XSOAR

20 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20

5.1 Explain the function of key Cortex XSIAM components

32 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–32

5.2 Explain Cortex XSIAM processes, capabilities, use cases, and rules

31 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–31

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Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Operations Professional

SECURITY-OPERATIONS-PROFESSIONAL free practice questions

1.1 Explain the function of users, roles, log management, compliance, and data protection in Cortex XDR

1.2 Explain the process of creating and managing reports and dashboards in Cortex products

1.3 Explain the common components and functions of a security operations center (SOC)

1.4 Differentiate between AI and machine learning (ML) in security operations

2.1 Identify and explain the steps of the NIST Incident Response Plan

2.2 Explain the concept of incident management and response

2.3 Explain the role of threat intelligence in incident response

2.4 Explain the function of case categorization and prioritization

2.5 Explain how file, IP address, domain, and URL indicator types are used in Cortex products

2.6 Compare and contrast WildFire, Unit 42 intelligence, and VirusTotal

2.7 Evaluate false positive, false negative, and true positive security cases

2.8 Conduct basic threat hunting based on a common indicator types

3.1 Identify and explain the use of key Cortex XDR elements

3.2 Explain the process of agent management and deployment, including cloud workloads

3.3 Identify use cases in which an organization would benefit from Cortex XDR compared to an endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution

4.1 Explain the features and functionality of Cortex XSOAR

4.2 Differentiate between scripts and jobs in Cortex XSOAR

5.1 Explain the function of key Cortex XSIAM components

5.2 Explain Cortex XSIAM processes, capabilities, use cases, and rules

Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Operations Professional

SECURITY-OPERATIONS-PROFESSIONAL free practice questions

Domain 1 · Security Operations Fundamentals21% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 110 questions21%

Domain 2 · Threat Intelligence and Incident / Case Response41% of practice bank · 8 objectives · 216 questions41%

Domain 3 · Cortex XDR16% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 84 questions16%

Domain 4 · Cortex XSOAR9% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 48 questions9%

Domain 5 · Cortex XSIAM12% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 63 questions12%