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Palo Alto Networks Cloud Security Professional
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Computer-based multiple choice in English at a Pearson test center.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes; the appointment can include additional administrative time.
- Passing score
- 860 on the 300–1000 scaled-score range; official results follow forensic review.
- Exam fee
- USD 200; additional taxes and country-specific fees may apply.
Examination outline
SOC foundations (10%)
- SOC structure and operation
- AI/ML contributions to SOC work
- Intelligence supporting incident handling
- Classifying and ranking incidents
Cortex foundations (15%)
- Functions of Cortex Cloud components
- Creating and maintaining Cortex reporting views
- Ingesting source data
Cloud posture protection (29%)
- Capabilities and uses of posture controls
- Roles of posture-management modules
Cloud runtime protection (26%)
- Runtime protection concepts and capabilities
- Deploying and administering agents
Securing applications (20%)
- Application protection capabilities
- Application protection scenarios
Examination sources
- Cloud Security Professional Datasheet
PDF p.4, Recommended Preparation; full-blueprint statement; full formal scope on p.3 and explanation on p.2
- Cloud Security Professional official certification page
Recommended Training, current adoption of linked Download datasheet
- Cloud Security Professional Datasheet
PDF p.3, complete five-domain blueprint table; domain 1 weight cell; domain 2 through 5 weight cells also visually checked with their rows; p.2 Blueprint defines denominator as exam score
- Cloud Security Professional Datasheet
PDF p.2: contiguous examination name in the introduction anchors document identity; the graphical Exam Details sidebar was visually read in cloud-page-2.png for the multiple-choice format and 90-minute duration. The quoted name is not a transcription of the graphical bullets.
- Palo Alto Networks Certification Handbook
PDF p.5, Exam Scoring and Official Score Report; p.4 explains scored and unscored pretest items
- Embracing Your Role: Palo Alto Networks Certifications Get a Makeover!
Your Exam Success Playbook, Exam Data Sheet and Blueprint, Format bullet; generic role-based format corroborates the visually read exam-specific sidebar
- Palo Alto Networks Certification Handbook
PDF p.5, What Is a Scaled Score?, ALL certification exams; passing value on a 300 to 1000 scale
- Palo Alto Networks Certification Examinations at Pearson
How To Register For An Exam, advance and same-day appointments
- Cloud Security Professional Datasheet
PDF p.4, English as a Second Language (ESL) Accommodation, opening sentence
- Palo Alto Networks Certification Program FAQ
PDF p.2, fee table, Professional row, cost shared by the three named Professional exams; additional taxes and fees warning above table
- Palo Alto Networks Candidate Agreement
PDF p.1, section 2.2(a), agreement acceptance
Related license preparation
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