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Certification Provider: Palo Alto Networks
Exam Code / Number: PCCSA
Exam Name: Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Associate
Exam Questions: 80
Last Updated: Jun 26, 2026
Corresponding Certification: Certified Cybersecurity Associate

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This exam has been stopped to register, new exam code replace: PCCET


PCCSA Exam topics

Candidates must know the exam topics before they start of preparation. Because it will really help them in hitting the core. Our Palo Alto Networks PCCSA exam dumps will include the following topics:

  • Wireless Threats and Advanced Threats
  • Cybersecurity Landscape Cyberthreats and the Cyber-Attack Lifecycle
  • Network Security Technology
  • Cyberattack Techniques and Types
  • Packet Encapsulation and Lifecycle Malware Analysis
  • Cloud Security and Data Center Security

Palo Alto PCCSA Exam Topics:

SectionObjectives
Cybersecurity Foundation

1.Cybersecurity Landscape
-Modern computing trends
-New application framework and threat vectors
-Turbulence in the cloud
-SaaS application risks
-Compliance and security are not the same
-Recent high-profile cyber-attack examples

2.Cyberthreats
-Attacker profiles and motivations
-Modern cyber-attack strategy

3.Endpoint security basics

4.Cyber-attack Techniques and Types
-Malware
-Vulnerabilities and exploits
-Spamming and phishing
-Bots and botnets
Spamming botnets
DDoS botnets
Financial botnets

5.Wi-Fi and Advanced Persistent Threats
-Wi-Fi vulnerabilities
Wired equivalent privacy
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2/WPA3)
-Wi-Fi man-in-the-middle attacks
Evil Twin
Jasager
SSLstrip
-Advanced Persistent Threats

Cybersecurity Gateway

1.The Connected Globe
-The NET: How things connect
-Introduction to networking devices
-Routed and routing protocols
-Area networks and topologies
-Domain Name System (DNS)

2.Physical, Logical, and Virtual Addressing
-IP addressing basics
-Introduction to subnetting

3.Packet Encapsulation and Lifecycle
-The OSI and TCP/IP models
-Data encapsulation

4.Network Security Models
-Perimeter-based network security strategy
-Zero Trust security
Core Zero Trust design principles
Zero Trust conceptual architecture
Key Zero Trust criteria and capabilities
Implementing a Zero Trust design

5.Cloud and Data Center Security
-Cloud computing depends on virtualization
-Cloud computing security considerations and requirements
-Traditional data security solution weaknesses
-East-west traffic protection
-Implementing security in virtualized data centers

6.Network Security Technologies
-Firewalls
Packet filtering firewalls
Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewalls
Application firewalls
-Intrusion detection and prevention systems
-Web content filters
-Virtual private networks
Point-to-point tunneling protocol)
Layer 2 tunneling protocol
Secure socket tunneling protocol
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption
OpenVPN
Internet Protocol Security
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
-Data loss prevention
-Unified Threat Management
- Security information and event management

7.Endpoint security
-Anti-malware
Signature-based
Container-based
Application whitelisting
Anomaly detection
-Anti-spyware
-Personal firewalls
-Host-based Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS)
-Mobile device management

8.Cloud, Virtualization, and Storage Security
-Cloud computing
-Virtualization
-Local and remote storage

9.Networking Concepts
-Server and system administration
Patch management
Configuration management
-Directory services
-Structured host and network troubleshooting
-ITIL fundamentals
-Help desk and technical support

Cybersecurity Essentials

1.Security Operating Platform

2.Network Security
-Next-generation firewalls
Application identification
User Identification
Content identification
Log correlation and reporting
-Palo Alto Networks Expedition (Migration Tool)
-Network security management (Panorama)

3.Endpoint Protection
-Advanced endpoint protection (Traps)
Malware prevention
Exploit prevention
Traps deployment architecture
Traps in action
-Mobile security and VPN management (GlobalProtect)

4.Cloud Security
-Cloud monitoring and compliance (Evident)
-SaaS security (Aperture)
SaaS threat prevention
Data exposure visibility
Contextual data exposure control
Advanced document classification
Retroactive policy

5.Application Framework and Logging Service
-Behavioral analytics (Magnifier)
-Log management (Logging Service)
-Threat intelligence (AutoFocus)
Priority alerts and tags
Threat correlation
Actionable intelligence
-Threat indicator sharing (MineMeld)
-Malware analysis (WildFire)
Behavior-based cyberthreat discovery
Threat prevention with global intelligence sharing
Integrated logging, reporting, and forensics

Reference: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/services/education/certification#pccsa

Palo Alto Networks PCCSA Exam Syllabus Topics:

SectionObjectives
Cloud and Modern Security Concepts- Cloud computing security basics
- SaaS and application security fundamentals
Security Operations Concepts- Monitoring, logging, and incident response basics
- Security operations workflows and SOC fundamentals
Palo Alto Networks Technology Overview- Next-generation firewall concepts
- Cortex and security platform overview
Cybersecurity Fundamentals- Common threats, vulnerabilities, and attack types
- Core security concepts and principles
Networking and Security Basics- TCP/IP, routing, and network architecture fundamentals
- Basic network security controls and segmentation concepts


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