Palo Alto Prisma Cloud

Module 1: Palo Alto Prisma Platform Overview

• Palo Alto Networks security portfolio: NGFW, Cortex, and Prisma overview
• Prisma Cloud: Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and workload protection
• Prisma Access: SASE architecture for secure remote access
• Navigating Prisma Cloud and Prisma Access management consoles

Module 2: Prisma Cloud – Cloud Security Posture Management

• Onboarding AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts to Prisma Cloud
• Configuration policies: CIS Benchmark, NIST, and custom policies
• Alert triage: policy violations, misconfigurations, and risk prioritisation
• Auto-remediation and custom alert notification setup

Module 3: Prisma Cloud – Workload Protection

• Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for VMs, containers, and serverless
• Defender deployment: host, container, and serverless defenders
• Runtime security: process monitoring, file integrity, and network activity
• Vulnerability management for container images and host OS

Module 4: Prisma Cloud – Identity Security

• Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) overview
• Identifying excessive permissions and toxic combinations
• Least privilege enforcement recommendations
• Identity threat detection and anomalous access investigation

Module 5: Prisma Cloud – Network Security

• Microsegmentation: network policy enforcement between workloads
• Cloud network anomaly detection: unusual traffic patterns
• Virtual network topology visualisation and traffic analysis
• VPC flow log ingestion and analysis in Prisma Cloud

Module 6: Prisma Access – SASE and Zero Trust

• Prisma Access architecture: cloud-delivered security service edge
• GlobalProtect agent deployment for remote user security
• Security policy configuration: URL filtering, threat prevention, and DLP
• Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) 2.0 configuration

Module 7: Compliance, Reporting, and Integrations

• Compliance dashboards: PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, and GDPR
• Custom compliance framework creation and mapping
• SIEM integration: forwarding Prisma Cloud alerts to Splunk
• Ticketing integration: ServiceNow and Jira for alert remediation

Module 8: Capstone Project and Assessment

• Prisma Cloud account onboarding and CSPM policy configuration
• Container workload protection setup and runtime alert investigation
• Prisma Access remote access policy configuration exercise
• Final assessment and course certification

Experience in the Industry Learn from Palo Alto Networks-certified cloud security architects who have deployed Prisma Cloud and Prisma Access solutions for enterprises securing multi-cloud environments, containerised workloads, and distributed remote workforces.

Backgrounds at the Top Our Prisma trainers have delivered cloud security programmes at technology companies, financial institutions, and cybersecurity consultancies where Palo Alto Prisma is the platform of choice for cloud-native security.

Clear & Effective Teaching Prisma Cloud CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, network security, and Prisma Access SASE architecture are explained clearly with multi-cloud security scenarios, compliance framework mappings, and practical configuration guidance.

Hands-On Learning Focus Students onboard cloud accounts, configure CSPM policies, deploy workload defenders, investigate runtime alerts, and set up Prisma Access policies through comprehensive hands-on lab exercises.

Up-to-Date Knowledge Trainers stay current with the latest Prisma Cloud releases, Cortex XSIAM integration, ZTNA 2.0 capabilities, and evolving cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) best practices.