Palo Alto Networks Systems Engineer Professional - Cortex - PSE-Cortex-Pro-24 Exam Questions [2026]

QUESTION NO: 1
A Cortex Xpanse customer receives an email regarding an upcoming product update and wants to get more information on the new features.
In which resource can the customer access this information?

A. Administrator Guide B. Release Notes C. LIVEcommunitv D. Compatibility Matrix

Correct Answer: B

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QUESTION NO: 2
Which task allows the playbook to follow different paths based on specific conditions?

A. Conditional B. Manual C. Automation D. Parallel

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 3
How can the required log ingestion license be determined when sizing a Cortex XSIAM deployment?

A. Ask the customer for average log ingestion estimates from their existing SIEM. B. Count the number of correlation sources and multiply by desired retention days. C. Use the Cortex Data Lake Calculator to estimate the volume of third-party logs. D. Ask the customer to provide average daily alert volume.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 4
Which action should be performed by every Cortex Xpanse proof of value (POV)?

A. Enable all of the attach surface rules to show the highest number of alerts. B. Review the mapping in advance to identity a few interesting findings to share with the customer. C. Grant the customer access to the management console immediately following activation. D. Provide the customer with an export of all findings at the conclusion of the POV.

Correct Answer: B

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QUESTION NO: 5
A customer has purchased Cortex XSOAR and has a need to rapidly stand up the product in their environment. The customer has stated that their internal staff are currently occupied with other projects.
Which Palo Alto Networks service offering should be recommended to the customer?

A. Fast-Track B. Deployment C. Onboardinq D. QuickStart

Correct Answer: D

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QUESTION NO: 6
Which two statements apply to widgets? (Choose two.)

A. A widget can have its own time range that is different from the rest of the dashboard. B. Some widgets cannot be changed C. Dashboards cannot be shared across an organization. D. All widgets are customizable.

Correct Answer: A,D

QUESTION NO: 7
Which description applies to the features of the Cortex platform as a holistic ecosystem?

A. It offers an end-to-end security solution, covering every step of security processes. B. It provides a partial security solution, leaving some steps of the security process uncovered. C. It is solely focused on reactive security measures, neglecting proactive approaches. D. It primarily focuses on endpoint prevention without addressing other security aspects

Correct Answer: A

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QUESTION NO: 8
How do sub-playbooks affect the Incident Context Data?

A. When set to private, task outputs do not automatically get written to the root context B. When set to global, sub-playbook tasks do not have access to the root context C. When set to private, task outputs automatically get written to the root context D. When set to global, allows parallel task execution.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 9
What is the requirement for enablement of endpoint and network analytics in Cortex XDR?

A. Windows DHCP logs ingested via a Cortex XDR collector B. Cloud Identity Engine configured and enabled C. Network Mapper applet on the Broker VM configured and enabled D. Logs from at least 30 endpoints over a minimum of two weeks

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 10
Which service helps uncover attackers wherever they hide by combining world-class threat hunters with Cortex XDR technology that runs on integrated endpoint, network, and cloud data sources?

A. Cloud Identity Engine B. Managed Threat Hunting C. Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) D. virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

Correct Answer: B

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