XSIAM-Analyst Practice Exam Questions with Answers Palo Alto Networks XSIAM Analyst Certification

The correct answer isA – ${parentIncidentContext}.

This syntax is the correct variable for referencing the incident context within playbook and War Room tasks, enabling data to be accessed from the parent incident during alert investigation or automation steps.

“Use ${parentIncidentContext} in War Room and playbook tasks to reference the context of the parent incident.”

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Page:Page 39 (Incident Handling and Playbook Automation section)

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Correct answers areBandD.

In Cortex XSIAM/XSOAR, the playground provides a safe environment for testing commands without modifying the incident audit log or impacting live incidents.

Option B:Running commands from the "Command and Scripts" menu within the playground allows review and interpretation of command outputs safely and isolated from actual incidents.

Option D:Typing commands directly into the playground CLI similarly enables secure review and interpretation of results without affecting the incident audit or live data.

Options A and C are incorrect because:

Option A invites collaboration, potentially impacting visibility or causing accidental changes.

Option C creates playbooks that execute directly within the War Room, thus interacting with real incidents.

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The correct answer isA – cytool security enable.

The commandcytool security enableis used tore-enableCortex XDR agent protection on an endpoint after it has been paused or disabled. This command restores all core security functions as per XDR agent configuration.

“Use the cytool security enable command to re-enable the Cortex XDR agent’s protection if it has been paused on an endpoint.”

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Page:Page 13 (Agent Deployment and Configuration section)

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The correct answer isD – Starring configuration is applied to the newly created alerts, and the incident is subsequently starred.

Incident starring configuration in Cortex XSIAM isnot retroactive. It only applies tonew alerts and incidents created after the configuration is implemented. Pre-existing incidents are not starred automatically and must be managed manually if needed.

"Starring configurations take effect for new alerts and incidents created after the configuration is applied. Existing incidents are not updated retroactively."

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Page:Page 33 (Incident Handling and Response section)

The correct answer isD – Conditional.

Conditional tasksare used in Cortex XSIAM playbooks to create decision trees. They enable branching logic based on the outcome of previous steps, allowing the playbook to automatically choose different paths and actions depending on analysis results, alert types, or input values.

"Conditional tasks in playbooks enable the construction of decision trees, supporting dynamic response automation based on pre-defined criteria and branching logic."

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Page:Page 38 (Automation and Playbooks section)

The correct answer isB, Collecting the evidence manually through the agent by accessing the machine directly and running "Generate Support File".

In situations where full isolation is enabled on an endpoint, all network communication is completely restricted. To ensure that the endpoint remains isolated while still obtaining forensic evidence such as memory dumps or disk images, the analyst needs to use manual collection via the agent directly on the machine. The "Generate Support File" feature within the agent allows analysts to locally gather detailed forensic data without breaking network isolation.

This manual method ensures the endpoint does not reconnect or communicate externally, maintaining strict isolation for security purposes.

"In endpoint isolation mode, network communication is completely blocked. Analysts should utilize the local 'Generate Support File' function on the agent to collect forensic data while maintaining full isolation."

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Exact Page:Page 14 (Endpoints section)

The correct answer isD – IT.

Alerts and incidents related to internal vulnerability scanning and other non-security operational events are categorized under theIT domainin Cortex XSIAM. This allows teams to differentiate between security-related and IT operations–related alerts for better incident management and prioritization.

"Incidents generated from internal IT operations, such as vulnerability scanning, are assigned to the IT domain, separating them from security-focused domains."

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Page:Page 28 (Alerting and Detection Processes section)

The correct answers areC (Implement an alert exclusion rule)andD (Implement a BIOC rule exception).

Alert exclusion rule:Allows analysts to specify criteria under which certain alerts are excluded from being generated, reducing unnecessary noise.

BIOC rule exception:Enables the analyst to exempt specific cases or environments from triggering a BIOC, effectively minimizing false positives.

"False positives from BIOC rules can be minimized by implementing alert exclusion rules or setting BIOC rule exceptions for known benign activity."

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Page:Page 58 (Alerting and Detection section)

The correct answer isA. When a playbook trigger is configured for an alert—regardless of severity—the playbook willautomatically run when the alert is grouped into an incident, unless a severity condition is specifically configured in the playbook trigger. By default, the playbook will execute for any alert (including low severity) as soon as it is grouped within an incident.

“A playbook that is configured as a trigger for an alert will automatically execute when that alert is grouped as part of an incident, independent of the alert's severity unless a specific severity threshold is set.”

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Page:Page 38 (Automation section)

The correct answers areB (Remove the relationship between the URL and the older IP address)andD (Enrich the URL indicator).

B:If the same URL now resolves to a new IP, but old relationships are still present, the analyst shouldremove the outdated relationshipbetween the URL indicator and the previous IP address to avoid confusion in future investigations.

D:Enriching the URL indicatorwill update its context, relationships, and threat intelligence attributes, ensuring the indicator reflects the most accurate and current data.

"Analysts should remove obsolete relationships between indicators and enrich indicators to update contextual data as network conditions change (e.g., when a URL points to a new IP address)."

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Page:Page 36-37 (Threat Intel Management section)