Netskope NSK200 Netskope Certified Cloud Security Integrator (NCCSI) Exam Practice Test

The correct parser name to process syslog messages from Palo Alto Networks firewalls is "panw-syslog." Using the appropriate parser ensures that the logs are correctly interpreted and ingested by Netskope, making them available in Risk Insights​​.

The problem in this scenario is that the traffic matched a Do Not Decrypt policy. A Do Not Decrypt policy is a rule that specifies the traffic that you want to leave encrypted and not further analyzed by Netskope via the Real-time Protection policies1. In the exhibit, we can see that the traffic from the user to YouTube has a “Bypass Traffic” value of “yes” and a “Netskope” value of “yes”. This means that the traffic was steered to Netskope but not decrypted or inspected2. Therefore, the real-time policy that was created to restrict users from accessing YouTube content tagged as Sport did not apply, and users could still access the content. To solve this problem, you need to either remove or modify the Do Not Decrypt policy that matches the traffic to YouTube, or create an exception for the Sport category in the policy3. Therefore, option D is correct and the other options are incorrect. References: Page Events - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Add a Policy for SSL Decryption - Netskope Knowledge Portal, YouTube Content Control - Netskope Knowledge Portal

In order to restrict users from logging into their personal Google accounts, the policy should include a user constraint. This will ensure that only users with corporate accounts can access the corporate collaboration suite. The user constraint can be added by selecting the “User” option in the “Source” field and then choosing the appropriate user group or identity provider. The other options are not relevant for this scenario. References: [Creating a Policy to Block Personal Google Services], [Policy Creation], [User Constraint]

Allowing UDP port 443 is recommended to support DTLS, which enhances performance over the Netskope tunnel. TCP port 443 must also be allowed as it is essential for secure HTTPS connections used by Netskope services​​.

The correct practice is to place high-priority rules, such as those with specific scanning actions, at the top of the Real-time Protection policy rule list. Placing the rule at the top ensures it is applied before other less restrictive rules, like those configured only for browsing activities​​.

To create a custom malware detection profile, adding a quarantine profile ensures that detected threats are appropriately isolated. Additionally, a custom hash list as a blocklist allows you to block specific known malware hashes, further enhancing the customization of the malware detection profile​​.

The statement that is correct in this scenario is D. Credit card numbers are entered with a space or dash separator and not as a 16-digit consecutive number. This is one of the possible reasons why valid credit card numbers in a file are not triggering a policy violation by Netskope DLP. Netskope DLP uses data identifiers to detect sensitive data in files and network traffic. Data identifiers are predefined or custom rules that match data patterns based on regular expressions, checksums, keywords, etc1. The credit card number data identifier matches 16-digit consecutive numbers that pass the Luhn algorithm check2. If the credit card numbers are entered with a space or dash separator, such as 1234-5678-9012-3456 or 1234 5678 9012 3456, they will not match the data identifier and will not trigger a policy violation. To solve this problem, you can either remove the separators from the credit card numbers or create a custom data identifier that matches the credit card numbers with separators3. Therefore, option D is correct and the other options are incorrect. References: Data Identifiers - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Credit Card Number - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Create a Custom Data Identifier - Netskope Knowledge Portal

To create a report to view the top five categories of unsanctioned applications accessed in the last 90 days, the security analyst would need to use two data collections in Advanced Analytics: Application Events and Network Events. Application Events provide information about the cloud applications and websites accessed by users, such as app name, app category, app risk score, app instance, app version, and more. Network Events provide information about the network traffic generated by users, such as source IP, destination IP, protocol, port, bytes sent, bytes received, and more. By combining these two data collections, the security analyst can filter the events by app category, app risk score, and time range to create a report that shows the top five categories of unsanctioned applications accessed in the last 90 days. Alerts and Page Events are not relevant for this report. Alerts provide information about the alerts triggered by Real-time Protection or API Data Protection policies, such as alert type, alert severity, alert status, alert description, and more. Page Events provide information about the web pages visited by users, such as page title, page URL, page category, page risk score, page content type, and more. References: Advanced Analytics

For the use case of managed Windows-based endpoints where no clients or agents can be added, you can suggest that the customer use Netskope’s Explicit Proxy. Explicit Proxy is a method for steering traffic from any device to the Netskope Cloud using a proxy server. There are two supported configurations for this use case: Endpoints can be configured to directly use the Netskope proxy by setting the proxy settings in the browser or the operating system to point to the explicit proxy destination provided by Netskope. Endpoints can be configured to use a Proxy Auto Configuration (PAC) file by downloading a PAC file template from Netskope and modifying it according to the customer’s needs. The PAC file can be hosted on-premises or on the cloud and distributed to the endpoints. The other options are not valid for this use case. Endpoints do not need separate steering configurations in the tenant settings, as they can use the same explicit proxy destination and port. Endpoints do not need to be configured in the device section of the tenant to interoperate with all proxies, as this is only required for reverse proxy mode. References: Explicit Proxy3, [Explicit Proxy over IPSec and GRE Tunnels]

To solve the problem of providing quick, safe access to uncategorized and risky websites, the Netskope feature that the customer should use is Netskope Remote Browser Isolation (RBI). Netskope RBI is a part of the Netskope Secure Web Gateway offering that intercepts a user’s browsing session to a website, acting as a proxy that fetches the content for that user and renders the content in an isolated browsing instance. The rendered content is delivered to the user’s browser as a safe stream of pixels. This safely silos the end user’s device and the enterprise network and systems, separating it from their browsing activity and restricting the ability of an attacker to establish control and / or breach other systems and exfiltrate data1. Netskope RBI can be easily invoked with an ‘isolate’ policy action within the Netskope Security Cloud for any website category or domain2. Therefore, option B is correct and the other options are incorrect. References: Remote Browser Isolation - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Netskope Remote Browser Isolation - Netskope

Integrating with EDR vendors like Crowdstrike requires an API Client ID for authentication and data sharing. A remediation profile is also necessary to define automated actions that can be taken when threats are detected, ensuring effective response to endpoint threats​​.

To determine proper policy ordering for Netskope Real-time Protection policies, you need to follow these two statements: B. You do not need to create an “allow all” Web Access policy at the bottom. D. You must place high-risk block policies at the top. These statements are based on the best practices for policy ordering recommended by Netskope3. An “allow all” Web Access policy at the bottom is not necessary because any traffic that does not match any policy will be allowed by default. However, you can create a “monitor all” Web Access policy at the bottom if you want to log all the traffic that is not matched by any other policy4. High-risk block policies at the top are important because they prevent any traffic that poses a serious threat or violates a critical compliance standard from reaching its destination. These policies should have higher priority than other policies that may allow or modify the traffic5. Therefore, options B and D are correct and the other options are incorrect. References: Real-time Protection Policies - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Create a Real-time Protection Policy for Web Categories - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Best Practices: Real-time Protection Policies (1 of 2) - Netskope

To provision Netskope users from Okta with SCIM Provisioning, and users are not showing up in the tenant, the two Netskope components that you should verify first in Okta for accuracy are B. OAuth token and D. SCIM server URL. The OAuth token is a credential that allows Okta to authenticate with the Netskope SCIM server and perform user provisioning operations4. The SCIM server URL is the endpoint that Okta uses to communicate with the Netskope SCIM server and send user data5. Both of these components must be configured correctly in Okta for the SCIM Provisioning to work. You can find them in the Netskope UI under Settings > Tools > Directory Tools > SCIM Integration6. Therefore, options B and D are correct and the other options are incorrect. References: SCIM-Based User Provisioning - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Netskope + Okta Use Case: Provisioning Users and Managing Groups Using SCIM - Netskope, Netskope Partner Okta - Netskope

To allow users to transparently leverage the local security stack when they return to the office, you need to follow these two statements: A. You must enable On-premises Detection in the client configuration and C. You must disable Dynamic Steering in the traffic steering profile. On-premises Detection is a feature that allows the Netskope client to detect whether it is on-premises or off-premises based on a DNS or HTTP probe. You need to enable On-premises Detection in the client configuration and specify a domain name or an HTTP address that is only accessible from your local network3. Dynamic Steering is a feature that allows you to steer different types of traffic differently based on various criteria such as user group, location, category, etc. You need to disable Dynamic Steering in the traffic steering profile or create an exception for your local network to bypass Netskope and use your local security stack4. Therefore, options A and C are correct and the other options are incorrect. References: Client Configuration - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Dynamic Steering - Netskope Knowledge Portal

The problem is B. The Active Directory user is not synchronized to the Netskope tenant. This is evident from the log message “WARNING No mail ID for the user: Clarke, Daxmeifield, DC=local, skipping use”. This means that the user Clarke does not have a valid email address in the Active Directory, which is required for the Netskope client to work. The Netskope client uses the email address of the user to authenticate and enable the client. Therefore, option B is correct and the other options are incorrect.

There are two possible scenarios that would cause the behavior of files containing test data for credit cards not triggering DLP events when uploaded to Dropbox. One scenario is that the DLP rule has the severity threshold set to a value higher than the number of occurrences. This means that the rule will only trigger an event if the number of matches for the sensitive data exceeds the specified threshold. For example, if the rule has a severity threshold of 10 and the file contains only 5 credit card numbers, then no event will be generated. To fix this, you can lower the severity threshold or remove it altogether. The other scenario is that the credit card numbers in your test data are invalid 16-digit numbers. This means that the numbers do not pass the Luhn algorithm check, which is a validation method used by Netskope DLP to detect valid credit card numbers. For example, if the number is 1234-5678-9012-3456, then it is not a valid credit card number and will not be detected by Netskope DLP. To fix this, you can use valid test credit card numbers that pass the Luhn algorithm check. The other options are not valid scenarios for this behavior. The Netskope client is not steering Dropbox traffic is not a valid scenario because there are corresponding page events, which means that the traffic is being steered to Netskope. There is no API protection configured for Dropbox is not a valid scenario because API protection is not required for DLP detection on file uploads, which are handled by real-time protection. References: DLP Rule Settings1, Credit Card Number Detection2

The Netskope client can be disabled by the administrator from the Netskope console. This is useful for troubleshooting or maintenance purposes. When the client is disabled by the administrator, it shows the status as “Admin Disabled” and does not apply any policies or steer any traffic. The user cannot enable the client unless the administrator enables it from the console. The other options are not valid reasons for the client to be in an “Admin Disabled” state. References: Netskope Client Status 1, Enable or Disable Netskope Client 2

To block any screenshots from being uploaded, the engineering firm should use the ML image classifier feature of Netskope DLP. This feature uses machine learning to detect sensitive information within images, such as screenshots, whiteboards, passports, driver’s licenses, etc. The firm can create a DLP policy that blocks any image upload that matches the screenshot classifier. This will prevent employees from circumventing the DLP controls by taking screenshots of sensitive documents. References: Improved DLP Image Classifiers, Netskope Data Loss Prevention, The Importance of a Machine Learning-Based Source Code Classifier

The statement that describes how Netskope’s REST API, v1 and v2, handles authentication is A. Both REST API v1 and v2 require the use of tokens to make calls to the API. A token is a unique string that identifies the user or application that is making the API request. The token must be included in the HTTP header of every API call as an authorization parameter1. The token can be generated from the Netskope UI or from the Netskope Platform API2. The token can also be revoked or refreshed as needed3. Therefore, option A is correct and the other options are incorrect. References: REST API v1 Overview - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Netskope Platform API Endpoints for REST API v1 - Netskope Knowledge Portal, REST API v2 Overview - Netskope Knowledge Portal

A reverse proxy integrated with their SSO would satisfy the requirements for this scenario. A reverse proxy intercepts requests from users to cloud apps and applies policies based on user identity, device posture, app, and data context. It can enforce DLP controls to prohibit downloading sensitive files to unmanaged devices. It can also integrate with the customer’s SSO provider to authenticate users and allow access only to the corporate instance of OneDrive. The other steering methods are not suitable for this scenario because they either require the Netskope client or do not provide granular control over cloud app activities.

The Directory Importer is a component of the Netskope Adapters that connects to the domain controller and periodically fetches user and group information to post that info to your tenant instance in the Netskope cloud1. If you are having issues with this process, the first thing you should investigate is the Directory Importer itself. You can check the status of the Directory Importer service, the configuration file, the logs, and the connectivity to the domain controller and the Netskope cloud2. Therefore, option B is correct and the other options are incorrect. References: Configure Directory Importer - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Troubleshooting Directory Importer - Netskope Knowledge Portal

To enable your users access to the application using NPA, you need to complete these two steps: B. Enable traffic steering for private applications and C. Create a Real-time Protection policy that allows your users to access the application. Traffic steering is the process of directing the user’s traffic to the Netskope cloud platform for inspection and policy enforcement. You need to enable traffic steering for private applications in your traffic steering profile to allow the Netskope client to tunnel the traffic to the private application through the Netskope cloud1. A Real-time Protection policy is a rule that specifies the actions and notifications that Netskope applies to the user’s traffic based on various criteria. You need to create a Real-time Protection policy that allows your users to access the private application by selecting the application name, the user group, and the allow action in the policy page2. Therefore, options B and C are correct and the other options are incorrect. References: Traffic Steering Profile - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Add a Policy for Real-time Protection - Netskope Knowledge Portal

Netskope can inspect outbound SMTP traffic for Microsoft Exchange and Gmail using the Netskope client. The Netskope client intercepts the SMTP traffic from the user’s device and forwards it to the Netskope cloud for DLP scanning. The Netskope client does not inspect inbound SMTP traffic, as this is handled by the cloud email service or the MTA. Therefore, option A is correct and the other options are incorrect. References: Configure Netskope SMTP Proxy with Microsoft O365 Exchange, Configure Netskope SMTP Proxy with Gmail, SMTP DLP, Best Practices for Email Security with SMTP proxy

The configuration page shown in the exhibit is used to onboard Active Directory users to a Netskope tenant. This is done by configuring the Active Directory settings in the Netskope platform and then importing the users from Active Directory. The configuration page allows you to specify the following parameters:

Directory Service: The type of directory service that you are using, such as Active Directory or LDAP.

Domain Name: The name of your Active Directory domain, such as example.com.

Domain Controller: The IP address or hostname of your Active Directory domain controller, such as dc1.example.com.

Username: The username of an account that has read access to your Active Directory, such as administrator@example.com.

Password: The password of the account that has read access to your Active Directory.

Base DN: The base distinguished name of the container or organizational unit that contains the users and groups that you want to import, such as OU=Users,DC=example,DC=com.

User Filter: The LDAP filter that defines the criteria for selecting the users that you want to import, such as (objectClass=user).

Group Filter: The LDAP filter that defines the criteria for selecting the groups that you want to import, such as (objectClass=group).

After configuring these parameters, you can click on Test Connection to verify that the connection to your Active Directory is successful. Then you can click on Import Users to start importing the users and groups from your Active Directory to your Netskope tenant.

References: Onboarding Active Directory Users to a Netskope Tenant1

An "Email Outbound" policy is specifically designed to apply data loss prevention controls on outbound emails, such as SMTP traffic from Exchange Online. This policy type enables granular control over outbound email content, ensuring compliance with DLP policies for PHI data​​.

The error message in the exhibit represents that there is an upstream device trying to intercept the NPA TLS connection. The error message is “ERROR SSL certificate verification failed: self signed certificate in certificate chain”. This means that the Netskope client is receiving a certificate that is not issued by Netskope, but by a device that is intercepting and decrypting the traffic between the client and the Netskope cloud. This can cause the client to fail to establish a secure connection to the NPA service and access the private applications4. To solve this problem, you need to either bypass or trust the upstream device that is performing SSL decryption, such as a firewall or proxy5. Therefore, option D is correct and the other options are incorrect. References: Troubleshooting Netskope Client - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Netskope Client Troubleshooting Guide - The Netskope Community

The problem in this scenario is that the Netskope client connection is being decrypted by a network security device. This is evident from the log message “ERROR SSL certificate verification failed: self signed certificate in certificate chain”. This means that the Netskope client is receiving a certificate that is not issued by Netskope, but by a device that is intercepting and decrypting the traffic between the client and the Netskope cloud. This can cause the client to fail to download the required configuration and remain in a disabled state1. Therefore, option B is correct and the other options are incorrect. References: Troubleshooting Netskope Client - Netskope Knowledge Portal, Using Netskope Client - Netskope Knowledge Portal