Cortex XSOAR Technology Syllabus

• Explain SOAR operating model and XSOAR architecture using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: map the components, identities, data paths and trust boundaries for SOAR operating model and XSOAR architecture
• Evidence: produce an annotated architecture diagram and explain the validation result

• Explain Tenants, roles, teams and case data using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: compare a baseline design with a risky or incomplete design for Tenants, roles, teams and case data
• Evidence: produce a design decision record and explain the validation result

• Explain Marketplace content and integration instances using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: trace one permitted and one denied access decision for Marketplace content and integration instances
• Evidence: produce an access-flow worksheet and explain the validation result

• Explain Incident types, fields, layouts and classifiers using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: plan a least-privilege configuration and a safe rollout sequence for Incident types, fields, layouts and classifiers
• Evidence: produce a change plan with rollback steps and explain the validation result

• Explain Playbook design, tasks, conditions and loops using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: review policy order, dependencies, exceptions and rollback conditions for Playbook design, tasks, conditions and loops
• Evidence: produce a policy review checklist and explain the validation result

• Explain Automations, scripts and safe API handling using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: configure or assess the control with secure defaults for Automations, scripts and safe API handling
• Evidence: produce a configuration evidence sheet and explain the validation result

• Explain Indicators, enrichment and reputation using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: test expected and unexpected behavior against explicit pass criteria for Indicators, enrichment and reputation
• Evidence: produce a pass/fail validation record and explain the validation result

• Explain Phishing, endpoint and identity response patterns using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: locate the relevant telemetry and build an investigation timeline for Phishing, endpoint and identity response patterns
• Evidence: produce an investigation timeline and explain the validation result

• Explain Human approval, evidence and rollback gates using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: triage a realistic finding and separate risk from expected activity for Human approval, evidence and rollback gates
• Evidence: produce a triage note with severity rationale and explain the validation result

• Explain Testing, debugging and content lifecycle using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: tune a noisy control without removing required visibility for Testing, debugging and content lifecycle
• Evidence: produce a tuning record with before-and-after evidence and explain the validation result

• Explain Dashboards, metrics and operational governance using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: troubleshoot a production-style failure using an evidence-first workflow for Dashboards, metrics and operational governance
• Evidence: produce a troubleshooting runbook entry and explain the validation result

• Explain Automated incident-response capstone using current Palo Alto Networks terminology and connect it to the Cortex XSOAR architecture
• Practice: combine design, validation, operations and handover in the capstone for Automated incident-response capstone
• Evidence: produce a concise capstone handover and portfolio artifact and explain the validation result

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