PSE-STRATA-PRO-24 practice question 12 of 15

Which two products can be integrated and managed by Strata Cloud Manager (SCM)? (Choose two)

Full set: 60 questions
Answer options
A: Prisma SD-WAN Correct answer
B: Prisma Cloud
C: Cortex XDR
D: VM-Series NGFW Correct answer
Correct Answer:
A. Prisma SD-WAN; D. VM-Series NGFW
Explanation

Strata Cloud Manager (SCM) is Palo Alto Networks' cloud-delivered management solution for the Strata platform. It is designed to provide unified management, visibility, and configuration for both Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) and SASE components. This includes hardware appliances (PA-Series), software firewalls (VM-Series, CN-Series), and Prisma SASE, which incorporates Prisma SD-WAN. Therefore, both Prisma SD-WAN and VM-Series NGFWs can be managed by Strata Cloud Manager.

Why Incorrect

B. Prisma Cloud is a separate Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) and is not managed through Strata Cloud Manager.
C. Cortex XDR is a security operations platform for endpoint, network, and cloud data, managed through its own separate cloud console.

References

1. Palo Alto Networks. (2024). Strata Cloud Manager At-a-Glance. "Strata Cloud Manager is the industry’s first cloud-native management for SASE and network security... It converges the management of Palo Alto Networks NGFW and Prisma® SASE into a single, easy-to-use UI."

2. Palo Alto Networks. (2024). Strata Cloud Manager Datasheet. "Strata Cloud Manager provides unified management for all form factors of Palo Alto Networks NGFWs (hardware, software, and cloud-delivered) and Prisma SASE (Prisma Access and Prisma SD-WAN)."

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