3.8 Explain the Use of Host Insights Information XDR-ANALYST Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · hard

   An analyst is investigating a suspicious login from a host. The analyst needs to determine if the user was logged on at the time of the suspicious activity and if any unusual processes were running. Which Host Insights data should the analyst use?

   • AHost Inventory and Vulnerability data for the host.
   • BXDR Alert Details and User Session data for the host.
   • CNetwork Activity and Host Inventory data for the host.
   • DUser Session and Process Activity data for the host.
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2. 17application · medium

   During an XDR investigation, an analyst identifies a malicious process on a host. The analyst wants to determine if the same process has been seen on other hosts and which users were logged on at the time. Which Host Insights data should the analyst use?

   • AProcess Inventory and User Session data.
   • BXDR Alert Details and Host Inventory data.
   • CNetwork Activity and Process Activity data.
   • DHost Inventory and Vulnerability data.
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4. 18application · medium

   A security team is planning to patch critical vulnerabilities across the environment. They need to know which hosts are affected by a specific critical vulnerability and whether those hosts have the necessary agent installed for data collection. Which Host Insights data should they use?

   • AXDR Alert Details and Process Activity data.
   • BNetwork Activity and Host Inventory data.
   • CProcess Activity and User Session data.
   • DVulnerability Assessment and Host Inventory data.
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5. 19application · medium

   A security team wants to prioritize remediation efforts by identifying hosts that have the highest number of critical vulnerabilities and are also running high-risk applications. Which Host Insights feature should they use?

   • AThe Process Activity page, which shows running processes.
   • BThe Host Inventory page, which shows all hosts and their properties.
   • CThe XDR Investigation page, which shows alerts and incidents.
   • DThe Vulnerability Assessment page, which lists vulnerabilities per host and allows filtering by severity.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of Host Insights in the Palo Alto Networks XDR platform?

   • ATo manage patch deployment and software updates across all endpoints
   • BTo provide deep visibility into endpoint activity and context for security analysis
   • CTo replace the need for a firewall by blocking malicious traffic at the endpoint
   • DTo provide a cloud-based backup and recovery solution for endpoint data
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