New Release NetSec-Pro Network Security Administrator Questions

A security profile group named“default”is automatically applied to all new security rules unless a specific profile group is explicitly configured.

“If a security profile group named ‘default’ exists, it will be automatically applied to any newly created security policy rules to ensure consistent protection.”

(Source: Security Profile Groups)

This behavior ensures that newly created policies are always protected by default security profiles, minimizing human error.

When implementing SSL Forward Proxy decryption for outbound traffic, two key challenges that must be evaluated are:

Incomplete certificate chains: This occurs when the firewall cannot validate the entire certificate chain for a site, which may cause decryption failures.

Certificate pinning: Applications like banking apps may use certificate pinning to prevent MITM (man-in-the-middle) attacks, and these applications will break if SSL Forward Proxy is used.

“When decrypting outbound SSL traffic, you must consider incomplete certificate chains, which can cause decryption to fail if the firewall cannot validate the entire chain. Also, be aware of certificate pinning in applications that prevents decryption by rejecting forged certificates.”

(Source: Palo Alto Networks Decryption Concepts)

TheAnti-spyware profileincludes DNS-based protections like sinkholing and detection of DNS queries to malicious domains, offering real-time protection against attacks that exploit DNS misconfigurations.

“The Anti-Spyware profile protects against DNS-based threats by sinkholing DNS queries to malicious domains and detecting suspicious DNS activity, thus blocking data exfiltration and C2 communication.”

(Source: Anti-Spyware Profiles)

Prisma Access for secure remote access

“Prisma Access extends consistent security and optimized connectivity to branch locations, enabling secure access for mobile and branch users.”

(Source: Prisma Access Overview)

Centralized management for consistent policy enforcement

“Centralized management using Strata Cloud Manager or Panorama ensures security policies and updates are uniformly applied across distributed locations, preventing policy drift and security gaps.”

(Source: Strata Cloud Manager Best Practices)

These two practices are foundational for modern, distributed enterprise networks to maintain security posture and performance.