TAKE PSE-Software Firewall Professional PSE-SWFW-Pro-24 PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR AMAZING RESULTS [Q22-Q45]

QUESTION 22
What are two methods or tools to directly automate the deployment of VM-Series NGFWs into supported public clouds? (Choose two.)

GitHub PaloAltoNetworks Terraform SWFW modules

Deployment configuration in the public cloud Panorama plugins

paloaltonetworks.panos Ansible collection

panos Terraform provider

QUESTION 23
Which element protects and hides an internal network in an outbound flow?

DNS sinkholing

NAT

App-ID

User-ID

QUESTION 24
A company needs a repeatable process to streamline the deployment of new VM-Series firewalls on its network by using the complete bootstrap method. Which file is used in the bootstrap package to configure the management interface of the firewall?

init-mgmt-cfg.txt

init-cfg.txt

init-cfg.bat

bootstrap.bat

QUESTION 25
When registering a software NGFW to the deployment profile without internet access (i.e., offline registration), what information must be provided in the customer support portal?

Authcode and serial number of the VM-Series firewall

Hypervisor installation ID and software version

Number of data plane and management plane interfaces

CPUID and UUID of the VM-Series firewall

QUESTION 26
Which public cloud provider requires the creation of subnets that are dedicated to Cloud NGFW endpoints?

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Alibaba Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Microsoft Azure

QUESTION 27
A company has used software NGFW credits to deploy several VM-Series firewalls with Advanced URL Filtering in the company’s deployment profiles. The IT department has determined that the firewalls no longer need the Advanced URL Filtering license.
How can this license be removed from the hosts?

Edit the current deployment profile to remove the Advanced URL Filtering license.

On the firewall, issue this command: > delete url subscription license.

Add a new deployment profile with all the licenses selected except Advanced URL Filtering.

Delete the current deployment profile from the cloud service provider.

QUESTION 28
Which statement describes a benefit of using automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, or pan-os-python to manage PAN-OS firewalls and Panorama?

It will automatically optimize PAN-OS device performance without requiring any input from the administrator.

It will completely replace the PAN-OS web interface for all management tasks.

It eliminates the need to understand PAN-OS configuration concepts and best practices.

It maintains consistency and reduces the risk of human error when managing multiple PAN-OS devices.

QUESTION 29
A partner has successfully showcased and validated the efficacy of the Palo Alto Networks software firewall to a customer.
Which two additional partner-delivered or Palo Alto Networks-delivered common options can the sales team offer to the customer before the sale is completed? (Choose two.)

Hardware collection and recycling services by Palo Alto Networks or by an approved NextWave Partner for the customer’s existing firewall infrastructure

Professional services delivered by Palo Alto Networks or by an approved Certified Professional Services Partner (CPSP) for deployment assistance or QuickStart

Network encryption services (NES) delivered by an approved NES partner to ensure none of the data traversed is readable by third-party entities

Managed services delivered by an approved Managed Security Services Program (MSSP) partner for day-to-day management of the environment

After a successful software firewall demonstration, the sales team can offer additional services to facilitate the customer’s adoption and ongoing management:
A . Hardware collection and recycling services by Palo Alto Networks or by an approved NextWave Partner for the customer’s existing firewall infrastructure: While some partners might offer recycling services independently, this isn’t a standard offering directly tied to the Palo Alto Networks sales process before a sale is completed. Recycling or trade-in programs are often handled separately or after a purchase.
B . Professional services delivered by Palo Alto Networks or by an approved Certified Professional Services Partner (CPSP) for deployment assistance or QuickStart: This is a common and valuable offering. Professional services can help customers with initial deployment, configuration, and knowledge transfer, ensuring a smooth transition and maximizing the value of the firewall. QuickStart packages are a specific type of professional service designed for rapid deployment.
C . Network encryption services (NES) delivered by an approved NES partner to ensure none of the data traversed is readable by third-party entities: While encryption is a crucial aspect of security, offering separate NES services from a specific “NES partner” isn’t a standard pre-sales offering related to firewall deployment. The NGFW itself provides various encryption capabilities (e.g., VPNs, SSL decryption).
D . Managed services delivered by an approved Managed Security Services Program (MSSP) partner for day-to-day management of the environment: Offering managed services is a common pre-sales option. MSSPs can handle ongoing monitoring, management, and maintenance of the firewall, allowing the customer to focus on their core business.
Reference:
Information about these services can be found on the Palo Alto Networks website and partner portal:
Partner programs: Information about CPSPs and MSSPs can be found in the Palo Alto Networks partner program documentation.
Professional services: Details about Palo Alto Networks professional services offerings, including QuickStart packages, are available on their website.
These resources confirm that professional services (including QuickStart) and managed services are standard pre-sales options.

QUESTION 30
Which two deployment models does Cloud NGFW for AWS support? (Choose two.)

Hierarchical

Centralized

Distributed

Linear

QUESTION 31
A Cloud NGFW for Azure can be deployed to which two environments? (Choose two.)

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Virtual WAN

Azure DevOps

Azure VNET

QUESTION 32
Which three resources are deployment options for Cloud NGFW for Azure or AWS? (Choose three.)

Azure CLI or Azure Terraform Provider

Azure Portal

AWS Firewall Manager

Panorama AWS and Azure plugins

Palo Alto Networks Ansible playbooks

QUESTION 33
Which three tools are available to customers to facilitate the simplified and/or best-practice configuration of Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)? (Choose three.)

Telemetry to ensure that Palo Alto Networks has full visibility into the firewall configuration

Day 1 Configuration through the customer support portal (CSP)

Policy Optimizer to help identify and recommend Layer 7 policy changes

Expedition to enable the creation of custom threat signatures

Best Practice Assessment (BPA) in Strata Cloud Manager (SCM)

Palo Alto Networks provides several tools to simplify NGFW configuration and ensure best practices are followed:
A . Telemetry to ensure that Palo Alto Networks has full visibility into the firewall configuration: While telemetry is crucial for monitoring and threat intelligence, it doesn’t directly facilitate configuration in a simplified or best-practice manner. Telemetry provides data about the configuration and its performance, but it doesn’t guide the configuration process itself.
B . Day 1 Configuration through the customer support portal (CSP): The CSP offers resources and documentation, but it doesn’t provide a specific “Day 1 Configuration” tool that automates or simplifies initial setup in a guided way. The initial configuration is typically done through the firewall’s web interface or CLI.
C . Policy Optimizer to help identify and recommend Layer 7 policy changes: This is a key tool for simplifying and optimizing security policies. Policy Optimizer analyzes traffic logs and provides recommendations for refining Layer 7 policies based on application usage. This helps reduce policy complexity and improve security posture by ensuring policies are as specific as possible.
D . Expedition to enable the creation of custom threat signatures: Expedition is a migration tool that can also be used to create custom App-IDs and threat signatures. While primarily for migrations, its ability to create custom signatures helps tailor the firewall’s protection to specific environments and applications, which is a form of configuration optimization.
E . Best Practice Assessment (BPA) in Strata Cloud Manager (SCM): The BPA is a powerful tool that analyzes firewall configurations against Palo Alto Networks best practices. It provides detailed reports with recommendations for improving security, performance, and compliance. This is a direct way to ensure configurations adhere to best practices.
Reference:
Palo Alto Networks documentation highlights these tools:
Policy Optimizer documentation: Search for “Policy Optimizer” on the Palo Alto Networks support portal. This documentation explains how the tool analyzes traffic and provides policy recommendations.
Expedition documentation: Search for “Expedition” on the Palo Alto Networks support portal. This documentation describes its migration and custom signature creation capabilities.
Strata Cloud Manager documentation: Search for “Strata Cloud Manager” or “Best Practice Assessment” within the SCM documentation on the support portal. This will provide details on how the BPA works and the types of recommendations it provides.
These references confirm that Policy Optimizer, Expedition (for custom signatures), and the BPA in SCM are tools specifically designed to facilitate simplified and best-practice configuration of Palo Alto Networks NGFWs.

QUESTION 34
Which two products are deployed with Terraform for high levels of automation and integration? (Choose two.)

Cloud NGFW

VM-Series firewall

Cortex XSOAR

Prisma Access

QUESTION 35
Which three tools or methods automate VM-Series firewall deployment? (Choose three.)

Panorama Software Firewall License plugin

Palo Alto Networks GitHub repository

Bootstrap the VM-Series firewall

Shared Disk Software Library folder

Panorama Software Library image

QUESTION 36
Which tool facilitates a customer’s migration from existing legacy firewalls to Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)?

Expedition

Policy Optimizer

AutoFocus

IronSkillet

QUESTION 37
A systems engineer (SE) is informed by the primary contact at a bank of an unused balance of 15,000 software NGFW flexible credits the bank does not want to lose when they expire in 1.5 years. The SE is told that the bank’s new risk and compliance officer is concerned that its operation is too permissive when allowing its servers to send traffic to SaaS vendors. Currently, its AWS and Azure VM-Series firewalls only use Advanced Threat Prevention.
What should the SE recommend to address the customer’s concerns?

Activate Advanced WildFire within the software NGFW deployment profiles, starting with the largest vCPU models and working down to the smallest to protect their biggest workloads.

Subscribe to DNS Security, Advanced URL Filtering, and Advanced WildFire across all software NGFW deployment profiles until all the credits are used.

Verify conformance to standards and regulations, the risk of failure, and the criticality of each workload to be protected, then determine which deployment profile subscriptions address the needs.

Activate Advanced WildFire within the software NGFW deployment profiles, starting with the smallest vCPU models and working up to the largest to provide coverage for more VPCs and VNets with their current credit balance.

QUESTION 38
Which three statements describe the functionality of Panorama plugins? (Choose three.)

Limited to one plugin installation on Panorama

Supports other Palo Alto Networks products and configurations with NGFWs

May be installed on Panorama from the Palo Alto Networks customer support portal

Complies with third-party product/platform integration and configuration with NGFWs

Expands capabilities of hardware and software NGFWs

QUESTION 39
Which three statements describe the functionality of a Dynamic Address Group in Security policy? (Choose three.)

Its update requires “Commit” to enforce membership mapping.

It allows creation and enforcement of consistent Security policy across multiple cloud environments.

Tags cannot be defined statically on the firewall.

It uses tags as filtering criteria to determine IP address mapping to a group.

Its maximum number of registered IP addresses is dependent on the firewall platform.

QUESTION 40
Which three capabilities and characteristics are shared by the deployments of Cloud NGFW for Azure and VM-Series firewalls? (Choose three.)

Panorama management

Inter-VNet inspection through Virtual WAN hub

Transparent inspection of private-to-private east-west traffic that preserves client source IP address

Inter-VNet inspection through a transit VNet

Use of routing intent policies to apply security policies

QUESTION 41
What are three components of Cloud NGFW for AWS? (Choose three.)

Cloud NGFW Resource

Local or Global Rulestacks

Cloud NGFW Inspector

Amazon S3 bucket

Cloud NGFW Tenant

Cloud NGFW for AWS is a Next-Generation Firewall as a Service. Its key components work together to provide comprehensive network security.
A . Cloud NGFW Resource: This represents the actual deployed firewall instance within your AWS environment. It’s the core processing engine that inspects and secures network traffic. The Cloud NGFW resource is deployed in a VPC and associated with subnets, enabling traffic inspection between VPCs, subnets, and to/from the internet.
B . Local or Global Rulestacks: These define the security policies that govern traffic inspection. Rulestacks contain rules that match traffic based on various criteria (e.g., source/destination IP, port, application) and specify the action to take (e.g., allow, deny, inspect). Local Rulestacks are specific to a single Cloud NGFW resource, while Global Rulestacks can be shared across multiple Cloud NGFW resources for consistent policy enforcement.
C . Cloud NGFW Inspector: The Cloud NGFW Inspector is the core component performing the deep packet inspection and applying security policies. It resides within the Cloud NGFW Resource and analyzes network traffic based on the configured rulestacks. It provides advanced threat prevention capabilities, including intrusion prevention (IPS), malware detection, and URL filtering.
D . Amazon S3 bucket: While S3 buckets can be used for logging and storing configuration backups in some firewall deployments, they are not a core component of the Cloud NGFW architecture itself. Cloud NGFW uses its own logging and management infrastructure.
E . Cloud NGFW Tenant: The term “Tenant” is usually associated with multi-tenant architectures where resources are shared among multiple customers. While Palo Alto Networks provides a managed service for Cloud NGFW, the deployment within your AWS account is dedicated and not considered a tenant in the traditional multi-tenant sense. The management of the firewall is done through Panorama or Cloud Management.
Reference:
While direct, concise documentation specifically listing these three components in this exact format is difficult to pinpoint in a single document, the Palo Alto Networks documentation consistently describes these elements as integral. The concepts are spread across multiple documents and are best understood in context of the overall Cloud NGFW architecture:
Cloud NGFW for AWS Administration Guide: This is the primary resource for understanding Cloud NGFW. It details deployment, configuration, and management, covering the roles of the Cloud NGFW resource, rulestacks, and the underlying inspection engine. You can find this documentation on the Palo Alto Networks support portal by searching for “Cloud NGFW for AWS Administration Guide”.

QUESTION 42
What are two benefits of using a Palo Alto Networks NGFW in a public cloud environment? (Choose two.)

Complete security solution for the public cloud provider’s physical host regardless of security measures

Automatic scaling of NGFWs to meet the security needs of growing applications and public cloud environments

Ability to manage the public cloud provider’s physical hosts

Consistent Security policy to inbound, outbound, and east-west network traffic throughout the multi-cloud environment

QUESTION 43
A company is sponsoring a cybersecurity conference for attendees interested in a range of cybersecurity products that include malware protection, SASE, automation products, and firewalls. The company will deliver a single 3-4 hour conference workshop.
Which cybersecurity portfolio tool will give workshop attendees the appropriate exposure to the widest variety of Palo Alto Networks products?

Capture the Flag

Ultimate Lab Environment

Demo Environment

Ultimate Test Drive

QUESTION 44
Which three resources can help conduct planning and implementation of Palo Alto Networks NGFW solutions? (Choose three.)

Technical assistance center (TAC)

Partners / systems Integrators

Professional services

Proof of Concept Labs

QuickStart services

Several resources are available to assist with planning and implementing Palo Alto Networks NGFW solutions:
A . Technical assistance center (TAC): While TAC provides support for existing deployments, they are generally not directly involved in the initial planning and implementation phases. TAC helps with troubleshooting and resolving issues after the firewall is deployed.
B . Partners / systems Integrators: Partners and system integrators play a crucial role in planning and implementation. They possess expertise in network design, security best practices, and Palo Alto Networks products, enabling them to design and deploy solutions tailored to customer needs.
C . Professional services: Palo Alto Networks professional services offer expert assistance with all phases of the project, from planning and design to implementation and knowledge transfer. They can provide specialized skills and best-practice guidance.
D . Proof of Concept Labs: While valuable for testing and validating solutions, Proof of Concept (POC) labs are more focused on evaluating the technology before a full-scale implementation. They are not the primary resources for the actual planning and implementation process itself, though they can inform it.
E . QuickStart services: QuickStart packages are a type of professional service specifically designed for rapid deployment. They provide a structured approach to implementation, accelerating the time to value.
Reference:
Information about these resources can be found on the Palo Alto Networks website and partner portal:
Partner locator: The Palo Alto Networks website has a partner locator tool to find certified partners and system integrators.
Professional services: Details about Palo Alto Networks professional services offerings, including QuickStart packages, are available on their website.
These resources confirm that partners/system integrators, professional services (including QuickStart), are key resources for planning and implementation. While TAC and POCs have roles, they are not the primary resources for this phase.

QUESTION 45
Which two statements describe the functionality of the VM-Series firewall plugin? (Choose two.)

The installed VM-Series firewall plugin on the VM-Series firewall can only be upgraded or deleted.

The Panorama plugin must be installed on the VM-Series firewall to enable communication with Panorama.

To use Panorama to configure public cloud VM-Series firewall integrations, the VM-Series firewall plugin must be installed on Panorama.

The VM-Series firewall plugin on Panorama is not built in and must be installed to enable communication and manage the environment.

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