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Palo Alto Networks Cloud Security Professional

Professional-level vendor certification of Cortex Cloud security competence.

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Palo Alto Networks Cloud Security Professional
Admission
Follow identification and test-center rules; under-18 candidates require parent/guardian consent and ID as described in handbook p.3. Accommodation requests go through Palo Alto Networks Credentialing Support.
Award
Pass this certification examination with a valid result, accept the Candidate Agreement, and receive Program office acknowledgement; results are provisional until review.
Booking
Use a Pearson account, legal ID name and business email; select the examination, test center and seat. Advance or same-day bookings depend on availability. The requested 2026-11-25 through 2027-02-28 horizon does not guarantee a seat or create an institutional route.
Candidate Profile
Current or aspiring cloud administrators/SOC analysts; the datasheet lists expected technical skills. Official training is recommended preparation; no additional prerequisite certification or school-based examination is specified for this initial award in the current page and linked materials.
Credential Renewal
Individual certifications last two years from passing; renewal rules do not establish examination retirement dates. Only the initial route is submitted.
Evidence Claim Ids
["csp-registration-fresh","csp-assessment-fresh","csp-outline-fresh","csp-route-requires-fresh"]
Language
This delivery is English; the datasheet provides an ESL extension for candidates in non-English-speaking countries.
Retakes
After failures, wait 15 days, then 30 days, then 90 days for subsequent attempts; after passing, the same examination cannot be retaken for 545 days.

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
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