Palo Alto Networks NetSec-Generalist Exam Questions

A company using Prisma Access to secure Google Workspace access while blocking unsanctioned Google tenants must implement Tenant Restrictions.

Why are Tenant Restrictions the Right Choice?

Restricts Google Workspace Access to Approved Tenants

Tenant restrictions allow only authorized Google Workspace tenants (e.g., the company's official domain) and block access to personal or unauthorized instances.

Prevents Data Exfiltration & Shadow IT Risks

Without tenant restrictions, users could log into personal Google accounts and transfer corporate data to external environments.

Works with Prisma Access Security Policies

Prisma Access enforces tenant restrictions at the cloud level, ensuring compliance without requiring local device policies.

Other Answer Choices Analysis

(A) Dynamic Address Groups

Used to group IPs dynamically based on tags but does not control SaaS tenant access.

(C) Dynamic User Groups

Used for role-based access control (RBAC), not for restricting Google Workspace tenants.

(D) URL Category

Can filter web categories, but cannot differentiate between different Google Workspace tenants.

Reference and Justification:

Firewall Deployment & Security Policies -- Tenant restrictions enforce Google Workspace access policies.

Threat Prevention & WildFire -- Prevents data exfiltration via unauthorized Google accounts.

Zero Trust Architectures -- Ensures only authorized cloud tenants are accessible.

Thus, Tenant Restrictions (B) is the correct answer, as it effectively blocks access to unsanctioned Google Workspace environments while allowing corporate-approved tenants.

Advanced DNS Security is a Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS) solution that protects against DNS-based threats such as command-and-control (C2) communications, domain generation algorithms (DGAs), and DNS tunneling.

To enable Advanced DNS Security, the Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) license is required, as it includes:

Real-time threat analysis of DNS queries

Protection against newly registered and malicious domains

Detection and blocking of DNS-based attacks

Why Advanced Threat Prevention is the Correct Answer?

ATP extends beyond traditional DNS filtering by using machine learning to analyze DNS traffic dynamically.

Blocks DNS requests to malicious domains in real-time.

Works in combination with WildFire and Threat Intelligence Cloud to provide up-to-date protection.

Other Answer Choices Analysis

(A) Advanced WildFire -- Provides sandboxing for malware detection, not DNS security.

(B) Enterprise SaaS Security -- Focuses on SaaS application security, not DNS-based threats.

(D) Advanced URL Filtering -- Controls web access, but does not analyze DNS traffic.

Reference and Justification:

Threat Prevention & WildFire -- Advanced Threat Prevention includes DNS Security as a key feature.

Zero Trust Architectures -- Ensures DNS requests are not blindly trusted but verified against threat intelligence.

Thus, Advanced Threat Prevention (C) is the correct answer, as it is required to enable Advanced DNS Security.

Panorama is Palo Alto Networks' centralized management platform for Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs). One of its key functions is to aggregate and analyze logs from multiple firewalls, which significantly enhances reporting and visibility across an organization's security infrastructure.

How Panorama Improves Reporting Capabilities:

Centralized Log Collection -- Panorama collects logs from multiple firewalls, allowing administrators to analyze security events holistically.

Advanced Data Analytics -- It provides rich visual reports, dashboards, and event correlation for security trends, network traffic, and threat intelligence.

Automated Log Forwarding -- Logs can be forwarded to SIEM solutions or stored for long-term compliance auditing.

Enhanced Threat Intelligence -- Integrated with Threat Prevention and WildFire, Panorama correlates logs to detect malware, intrusions, and suspicious activity across multiple locations.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect?

B . By automating all Security policy creations for multiple firewalls.

Incorrect, because while Panorama enables centralized policy management, it does not fully automate policy creation---administrators must still define and configure policies.

C . By pushing out all firewall policies from a single physical appliance.

Incorrect, because Panorama is available as a virtual appliance as well, not just a physical one.

While it pushes security policies, its primary enhancement to reporting is log aggregation and analysis.

D . By replacing the need for individual firewall deployment.

Incorrect, because firewalls are still required for traffic enforcement and threat prevention.

Panorama does not replace firewalls; it centralizes their management and reporting.

Reference to Firewall Deployment and Security Features:

Firewall Deployment -- Panorama provides centralized log analysis for distributed NGFWs.

Security Policies -- Supports policy-based logging and compliance reporting.

VPN Configurations -- Provides visibility into IPsec and GlobalProtect VPN logs.

Threat Prevention -- Enhances reporting for malware, intrusion attempts, and exploit detection.

WildFire Integration -- Stores WildFire malware detection logs for forensic analysis.

Zero Trust Architectures -- Supports log-based risk assessment for Zero Trust implementations.

Thus, the correct answer is: A. By aggregating and analyzing logs from multiple firewalls.

With Strata Cloud Manager (SCM), efficiently managing Security Policies across multiple cloud providers and on-premises data centers is achieved by using snippets and folders to ensure policy uniformity.

Why Snippets and Folders Are the Correct Approach?

Enforce Consistent Security Policies Across Hybrid Environments --

SCM allows administrators to define security policy templates (snippets) and apply them uniformly across all cloud and on-prem environments.

This prevents security gaps and misconfigurations when managing multiple deployments.

Improves Operational Efficiency --

Instead of manually creating policies for each deployment, folders and snippets allow reusable configurations, saving time and reducing errors.

Maintains Compliance Across All Deployments --

Ensures consistent enforcement of security best practices across cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-prem data centers.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect?

B . Use the 'Feature Adoption' visibility tab on a weekly basis to make adjustments across the network.

Incorrect, because Feature Adoption is a monitoring tool, not a policy enforcement mechanism.

It helps track feature utilization, but does not actively manage security policies.

C . Allow each cloud provider's native security tools to handle policy enforcement independently.

Incorrect, because this would create inconsistent security policies across environments.

SCM is designed to unify security policy management across all cloud providers.

D . Create and manage separate Security policies for each environment to address specific needs.

Incorrect, because managing separate policies manually increases complexity and risk of misconfigurations.

SCM's snippets and folders allow centralized, consistent policy enforcement.

Reference to Firewall Deployment and Security Features:

Firewall Deployment -- SCM applies uniform security policies across cloud and on-prem environments.

Security Policies -- Enforces consistent rule sets using snippets and folders.

VPN Configurations -- Ensures secure communication between different environments.

Threat Prevention -- Blocks threats across multi-cloud and hybrid deployments.

WildFire Integration -- Ensures threat detection remains consistent across all environments.

Zero Trust Architectures -- Maintains consistent security enforcement for Zero Trust segmentation.

Thus, the correct answer is: A. Use snippets and folders to define and enforce uniform Security policies across environments.

Cloud NGFWs receive content updates automatically as part of cloud-native security services. These updates include:

Threat prevention updates (IPS, malware signatures).

App-ID updates to maintain accurate application identification.

WildFire updates for new malware detection.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect?

A . Through the management console

The management console provides visibility and controls, but updates are not manually downloaded from here---they are pushed automatically.

B . Through Panorama

Panorama can manage policies and configurations, but Cloud NGFW updates are delivered automatically by Palo Alto Networks.

D . From the Customer Support Portal

Customer Support Portal provides manual update downloads for on-prem firewalls, but Cloud NGFW updates are handled automatically.

Reference to Firewall Deployment and Security Features:

Firewall Deployment -- Cloud NGFW receives automatic threat and application updates.

Security Policies -- Ensures updates are always in sync with the latest threat intelligence.

VPN Configurations -- Ensures VPN security mechanisms stay updated.

Threat Prevention -- Maintains continuous security enforcement without requiring manual updates.

WildFire Integration -- Cloud NGFWs automatically receive new malware signatures from WildFire.

Zero Trust Architectures -- Ensures continuous enforcement of Zero Trust policies with up-to-date security intelligence.

Thus, the correct answer is: C. Automatically