Cortex XDR: Prevention and Deployment

Cybersecurity analysts and engineers, and security operations specialists as well as administrators and product deployers.

Successful completion of this instructor-led course with hands-on lab activities should enable the students to:

• Differentiate the architecture and components of the Cortex XDR family
• Work with the Cortex XDR management console
• Create Cortex XDR agent installation packages, endpoint groups, and policies
• Deploy Cortex XDR agents on endpoints
• Create and manage exploit and malware prevention profiles
• Investigate alerts and prioritize them using starring and exclusion policies
• Tune security profiles using Cortex XDR exceptions.
• Perform and track response actions in the Action Center
• Perform basic troubleshooting related to Cortex XDR agents
• Deploy a Broker VM and activate Local Agents Settings applet
• Understand Cortex XDR deployment concepts and activation requirements
• Work with Customer Support Portal and Cortex XDR Gateway for authentication and authorization

Participants must be familiar with enterprise product deployment, networking, and security concepts.

• Cortex XDR Overview
• Cortex XDR Basic Components
• Cortex XDR Management Console
• Policy Rules and Profiles
• Malware Protection
• Exploit Protection
• Cortex XDR Alerts
• Response Actions
• Tuning Policies using Exceptions
• Basic Agent Troubleshooting
• Broker VM Overview
• Deployment Considerations

The technical curriculum developed and authorized by Palo Alto Networks and delivered by Palo Alto Networks Authorized Training Partners helps provide the knowledge and expertise that prepare you to protect our digital way of life. Our trusted certifications validate your knowledge of the Palo Alto Networks product portfolio and your ability to help prevent successful cyberattacks and safely enable applications.

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