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| Topic 1 | - Data Analysis with XQL: This section of the exam measures the skills of Security Data Analysts and covers using the XSIAM Query Language (XQL) to analyze and correlate security data. It involves understanding Cortex Data Models, analyzing events through datasets, and interpreting XQL syntax, schema, and query options such as libraries and scheduled queries.
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| Topic 2 | - Automation and Playbooks: This section of the exam measures the skills of SOAR Engineers and focuses on leveraging automation within XSIAM. It includes using playbooks for automated incident response, identifying playbook components like tasks, sub-playbooks, and error handling, and understanding the purpose of the playground environment for testing and debugging automated workflows.
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| Topic 3 | - Threat Intelligence Management and ASM: This section of the exam measures the skills of Threat Intelligence Analysts and focuses on handling and analyzing threat indicators and attack surface management (ASM). It includes importing and managing indicators, validating reputations and verdicts, creating prevention and detection rules, and monitoring asset inventories. Candidates are expected to use the Attack Surface Threat Response Center to identify and remediate threats effectively.
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| Topic 4 | - Endpoint Security Management: This section of the exam measures the skills of Endpoint Security Administrators and focuses on validating endpoint configurations and monitoring activities. It includes managing endpoint profiles and policies, verifying agent status, and responding to endpoint alerts through live terminals, isolation, malware scans, and file retrieval processes.
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| Topic 5 | - Alerting and Detection Processes: This section of the exam measures the skills of Security Analysts and focuses on recognizing and managing different types of analytic alerts in the Palo Alto Networks XSIAM platform. It includes alert prioritization, scoring, and incident domain handling. Candidates must demonstrate understanding of configuring custom prioritizations, identifying alert sources like correlations and XDR indicators, and taking corresponding actions to ensure accurate threat detection.
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age 32 (Incident Handling and Response Section)