Palo Alto Networks: Cortex XDR :Prevention and Deployment (EDU-260)

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 you to:

• Describe the architecture and components of the Cortex XDR family
• Use the Cortex XDR management console, including reporting
• 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 the Local Agents Settings applet
• Understand Cortex XDR deployment concepts and activation requirements
• Work with the Customer Support Portal and Cortex XDR Gateway for authentication and authorization

Course Modules

1 - Cortex XDR Overview

2 - Cortex XDR Main Components

3 - Cortex XDR Management Console

4 - Profiles and Policy Rules

5 - Malware Protection

6 - Exploit Protection

7 - Cortex XDR Alerts

8 - Tuning Policies Using Exceptions

9 - Response Actions

10 - Basic Agent Troubleshooting

11 - Broker VM Overview

12 - Deployment Considerations

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

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