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Question 1

A global organization is in the process of securing critical applications during a cloud-based migration while migrating to a cloud-first design, and it is currently performing a brownfield migration of its most critical applications - such as CRM and product intellectual property / design systems - into Azure Cloud. The organization already has an active/passive high availability (HA) NGFW deployed at its data center with multiple zones and has replicated that design into its existing Azure HA deployment.
The organization recognizes the need to modernize its security posture as critical workloads move out of the data center and users connect from anywhere. Its security model is defined by a traditional "hard shell, soft center" approach:
Zero Trust Gaps
- Current network segmentation is perimeter-based. The organization wants to expand Zero Trust principles across cloud and on-premises environments.
- The network relies heavily on VLANs and IP address-based Access Control Lists (ACLs) segmented primarily by office location and broad departmental groups.
- Once employees are on the corporate network (i.e., inside the "perimeter"), they have relatively wide access.
- If attackers compromise a single endpoint (e.g., via a phishing email), they can easily move laterally and scan for high-value targets.
Cloud Blind Spots
- The organization uses Azure for its production environments and hosts applications that contain sensitive customer data.
- Security controls in the cloud are often managed independently of the on-premises network.
Access is frequently granted with overly permissive identity and access management (IAM) roles and keys based on the resource rather than the user's real-time context or application health.
Remote User Access
- Many remote users are still hairpinning into the corporate data center just to reach internet or SaaS resources, creating latency and inefficiency.
- Traditional VPN is used for remote employees.
- The VPN grants access to the entire internal network segment making the remote endpoint the new, weaker perimeter. There is no continuous check on the user's device health after the initial connection.
Visibility and Logging
- Logs are primarily stored on-premises, then forwarded to a local Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution. As applications move to Azure, visibility into cloud traffic and user behavior becomes fragmented.
Data Security Concern
- Sensitive data, including product design files, will now live in SaaS and cloud environments. The organization needs data security to prevent leakage and enforce compliance.
Ingress Security
- Third-party partners and suppliers require access into the data center and cloud applications, introducing risk at ingress points.
The organization needs to ensure data security and prevent the leakage of sensitive product design files since it is migrating to SaaS and cloud environments.
How would implementing a Next-Generation CASB (CASB-X) capability address the concerns in the scenario?

A. By continuously monitoring user behavior and device health from a central control point to prevent lateral movement if an attacker compromises an endpoint
B. By applying URL filtering and malware prevention to all traffic destined for unsanctioned or risky cloud applications, reducing the attack surface
C. By replacing the reliance on VLANs and IP address-based Access Control Lists (ACLs) by enforcing a user-to-application microsegmentation policy based on identity
D. By providing data loss prevention (DLP) features to scan data-at-rest and data-in-transit in sanctioned SaaS and cloud applications

Question 2

A global organization has fully adopted Prisma Access to provide security for its mobile workforce and remote offices, and user identity is managed in Okta. The security team wants to create consistent Security policies that grant access to specific SaaS applications based on a users' departments, regardless of whether they work from home or a from branch office connected via an SD-WAN device. Which architecture ensures that consistent user-to-group mapping is available to Prisma Access for policy enforcement in this use case?

A. Install the Palo Alto Networks User-ID agent and configure it to sync user information from Okta to Prisma Access
B. Configure each remote office SD-WAN device and each user's GlobalProtect client to query Okta directly for user information
C. Configure SAML federation between Prisma Access and Okta to provide user identity for every web request
D. Deploy Panorama to manage Prisma Access and configure it to pull user and group information from Okta via the Cloud Identity Engine

Question 3

An architect is reviewing a use case with the following requirements:
- Visibility on the health of an end user's path for the five most
critical applications
- Metrics on the impact of endpoint health for application
- Centralized call quality analytics from Zoom video conferencing
solution
- Insights into the supporting protocols, such as DNS
- Support 600 users on Windows desktops in a single sales office
Which solution should be recommended to meet these requirements?

A. GlobalProtect with a Prisma Access portal configured and ADEM enabled
B. Prisma Browser or the Prisma Browser extension with RUM metrics
C. Prisma SD-WAN using the native application dashboard and link quality monitoring
D. Remote networks with ADEM enabled and an ION device

Question 4

An organization plans to deploy a full SASE architecture consisting of Prisma SD-WAN IONs at branches and data centers alongside Prisma Access remote networks, service connections, and mobile users. The business office team requires that traffic from global remote offices to public cloud is of highest criticality, and this traffic should have the greatest service-level agreement (SLA) and QoS priority while still maintaining a balance of threat inspection. Which recommendation should the architect make to provide the lowest latency, highest throughput, and greatest resilience for the applications?

A. Prisma SD-WAN IONs deployed within the cloud environment using BGP-to-peer to the internal route tables of the application
B. Prisma Access remote networks with service connections directly to the cloud environment using IPSec and either static or dynamic routing
C. Prisma Access Agent or a PAC file explicit proxy configuration connecting the end user devices directly to Prisma Access with a service connection to the public cloud provider
D. Prisma SD-WAN ION deployed at both branch and private data center with a direct private link between the private data center and the public cloud provider

Question 5

An organization with offices throughout the world has an SD-WAN solution in which all traffic is backhauled to a central set of data centers. Many of the offices have IoT / OT devices. Which IoT Security requirement must be taken into consideration by the security architect when determining which Zero Trust network solution will help this organization evolve its security architecture?

A. Either a Prisma SD-WAN ION or an NGFW device must be present for accurate IoT / OT detection.
B. All DHCP requests must traverse the Prisma SD-WAN fabric for IoT / OT detection.
C. The organization must have local NGFW for enforcement.
D. A local sensor must be deployed as either an agent on the DHCP server or as a container on the virtual infrastructure.

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