XSIAM-Engineer Exam Dumps - Paloalto Networks Security Operations Questions and Answers

The cytool adaptive_policy recalc command is used to look up and recalculate the policy being applied to a Cortex XDR agent, allowing engineers to verify the active policy enforcement on the endpoint.

The correct query is the one using preset = metrics_view with

comp sum(total_event_count) as total_events by _reporting_device_name and filtering total_events = 0.

This query directly checks event counts reported by the NGFW ("MainFW"). If no logs are received in the last 30 minutes, the total event count will be 0, which triggers the correlation rule alert.

To enable Cloud Identity Engine on Cortex XSIAM, it must first be activated on HUB, Palo Alto Networks’ centralized service management platform. Once activated, it can be configured and integrated with Cortex XSIAM for identity-based visibility and enforcement.

When running the playbook debugger with attached test data, Cortex XSIAM operates entirely in debug mode, meaning neither the original list objects nor the original context are altered. All interactions happen in an isolated debug environment to avoid impacting production data.

The XQL query uses regextract with conditions to check if the source IP begins with 149.235. When true, it assigns the replacement value 192.168.10.1, otherwise it extracts the source port. From the given logs, this produces 123 (from the port extraction in the second log) and 192.168.10.1 (replacement for the first log’s matching source IP).

In Kubernetes environments, Cortex XSIAM licensing is issued per node. The license is consumed when the agent is installed on a node and is automatically returned when the agent is removed or the node is deleted, ensuring accurate license utilization.

The correct command is !ToTable data=${parentIncidentFields.custom_fields.incidentassignment}, which converts the specified context data into a tabular format. This allows fields such as runStatus and startDate to be clearly displayed in a table when troubleshooting playbook tasks.

The correct query is the preset = host_inventory_applications with filters for application_name contains "ai_app" and version in ("12.1", "12.2", "12.4", "12.5"). This directly identifies hosts that have the vulnerable application and specific versions installed, matching the analyst’s request to find assets exposed to the zero-day CVE.

The URL https:// -docker.pkg.dev is used in Palo Alto Networks infrastructure to download Engine Docker containers. This ensures the Cortex XSIAM engine components are pulled securely from the regional Docker registry.

When installing optional content packs in Cortex XSIAM, any mandatory dependencies are automatically included. The engineer’s main consideration is whether the additional functionality is needed and whether it may have a performance impact on the system.