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Threat Protection Administrator Exam

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Questions 1

In the mail route configuration shown, how does the Protection Server attempt delivery to example.com?

Options:

A.  

It randomizes the listed destination MTAs for load balancing

B.  

It always uses the lowest entry first, then retries upward

C.  

It tries to connect to the destination MTAs starting at the top and working down the list

D.  

It performs public MX lookup first and ignores the manually listed hosts

Discussion 0
Questions 2

Which of the following are true regarding Bounce Management?

Pick the 3 correct responses below.

Options:

A.  

When viewing the log files, mod=batv indicates an entry written by Bounce Management.

B.  

Bounce Management prevents attackers from overwhelming mailboxes with false bounce notifications.

C.  

Bounce Management adds a digital signature to the envelope sender on outbound messages.

D.  

Bounce Management monitors recipient mailboxes for delivery failure notifications.

E.  

Bounce Management limits the number of emails rejected by the Protection Server.

F.  

Bounce Management is used to bypass the recipient’s MTA and deliver direct to the mailbox.

Discussion 0
Questions 3

Which application do you use to update the SSO configuration for Federated Authentication for your Proofpoint Cloud Services, including TAP, Cloud Admin, and NPRE?

Options:

A.  

Cloud Security Dashboard

B.  

User Management Portal

C.  

Cloud Admin Portal

D.  

Unified Management Portal

Discussion 0
Questions 4

What does the default exestrip rule do?

Options:

A.  

Quarantines the message and notifies the receiver that it has been quarantined

B.  

Sends the message to the Message Defense module

C.  

Deletes the listed attachments from the message and continues processing

D.  

Deletes messages with executable attachments

Discussion 0
Questions 5

Based on the message details shown, which two actions are available to the administrator for this message?

Options:

A.  

Release the message without scan and disable TAP

B.  

Resubmit the message to Message Defense and Virus Protection and release an encrypted message to the user

C.  

Add the sender to the allow list and bypass quarantine permanently

D.  

Forward the message externally and skip all further analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 6

An inbound message matches the inbound_protected policy route and also the default spam policy. Which policy will be applied?

Options:

A.  

Only the default policy will be applied.

B.  

Only the inbound_protected policy will be applied.

C.  

The inbound_protected and default policy will be applied to the message in that order.

D.  

Neither policy will be applied because policy routes are mutually exclusive.

Discussion 0
Questions 7

Refer to the exhibit to see the interface used in this scenario.

Which of the following is true regarding the inbound mail route?

Options:

A.  

When delivering mail to example.com the protection server tries to connect to the Destination MTAs starting at the bottom one and working up the list.

B.  

You can only have multiple Destination hostname MTAs if you use the Delivery Type of Load Balanced. Ordered must specify the Destination MTAs as IP addresses.

C.  

You must have a minimum of five Destination MTAs when you use the Delivery Type of Ordered. This provides the minimum level of failover required by Proofpoint.

D.  

When delivering mail to example.com the protection server tries to connect to the Destination MTAs starting at the top one and working down the list.

Discussion 0
Questions 8

As an administrator, you need to research why an email was sent instead of being blocked; where would you go in Cloud Admin to find which rule triggered the final disposition?

Options:

A.  

Audit Logs

B.  

Email Firewall

C.  

MTA Logs

D.  

Smart Search

Discussion 0
Questions 9

When employees at your company change their name, their email address also changes. To ensure that the user import process associates the new email addresses with the existing users, how should you configure the primary key?

Options:

A.  

Set the primary key to the user’s full name.

B.  

Keep the old email address as the primary key.

C.  

Use the updated email address as the primary key.

D.  

Change the primary key to match the uid attribute.

Discussion 0
Questions 10

You are reviewing the MTA logs for a message that has been deferred. Which Delivery Status Notification (DSN) code indicates that the receiving server was temporarily unable to process the message?

Options:

A.  

4.x.x

B.  

2.x.x

C.  

3.x.x

D.  

5.x.x

Discussion 0
Questions 11

Which of the following is the correct order for SMTP message reception?

Options:

A.  

connection, helo, envelope sender, envelope recipient, message headers, message body

B.  

helo, connection, envelope sender, envelope recipient, message headers, message body

C.  

connection, helo, envelope recipient, envelope sender, message headers, message body

D.  

helo, connection, envelope sender, message headers, envelope recipient, message body

Discussion 0
Questions 12

How does TAP’s Message Defense feature work for unknown attachments?

Options:

A.  

It scans only PDF attachments for malware

B.  

It automatically deletes all attachments from external senders

C.  

It allows attachments through only if the sender is on a safelist

D.  

It detonates suspicious attachments in a sandbox to analyze their behavior

Discussion 0
Questions 13

Can a new email digest be generated for every email which enters quarantine?

Options:

A.  

Yes, it can be configured to send immediate notifications.

B.  

Yes, it can send notifications based on user preferences.

C.  

No, it can only send daily summaries.

D.  

No, the digest is generated by schedule, or manually.

Discussion 0
Questions 14

You have just been licensed to export the Smart Search data from your PoD protection server in JSON format. Where would you create the API keys needed by your SIEM to ingest the JSON stream?

Options:

A.  

Admin UI on port 10000 of the PoD

B.  

The Threat Protection portal

C.  

The web-based Admin Portal

D.  

The web-based TAP Dashboard

Discussion 0
Questions 15

What is the primary purpose of outbound mail filtering in Proofpoint?

Options:

A.  

To ensure outbound emails are free from malware and spam

B.  

To queue email messages until the recipient SMTP server is available

C.  

To prevent users from sending too many messages in a short time period

D.  

To encrypt all outbound emails based on policy routes

Discussion 0
Questions 16

When you are attempting to release a message from the quarantine folder, you have the three choices shown here. The option of Release Encrypted With Scan will do which of the following?

Options:

A.  

Release the message to the user and deliver it encrypted.

B.  

Resubmit the message to message defense and virus protection and release the message to the user.

C.  

Encrypt the message and release the message to the user's digest.

D.  

Resubmit the message to message defense and virus protection and release an encrypted message to the user.

Discussion 0
Questions 17

Which feature is commonly available to end users via the web interface?

Options:

A.  

Viewing and releasing emails from the quarantine

B.  

Configuring rules to send messages to folders in their inbox

C.  

Configuring brand identity colors and images for messages

D.  

Reading encrypted messages sent through PoD

Discussion 0
Questions 18

If one of your corporate email accounts is sending excessive outbound emails, the Outbound Throttle feature can help. Which of the following is true regarding Outbound Throttle?

Options:

A.  

After a threshold is reached, the messages are quarantined and automatically delivered at a later, less busy time.

B.  

It automatically warns corporate users who are sending too many emails so they can reduce the load.

C.  

The protection server automatically calculates server load and allows excessive emails to be delivered unfiltered.

D.  

After a threshold is reached, a warning email can be sent to the administrator with details of the sender’s account.

Discussion 0
Questions 19

Select from the following options, which are configurable in quarantine folder settings.

Pick the 3 correct responses below.

Options:

A.  

Folder disposition settings

B.  

Folder injection alerts

C.  

The spam safe and block lists for that folder

D.  

The rules that reference the quarantine folder

E.  

Services whether to include the folder contents in End User Digests

F.  

How many messages can be viewed in the folder

Discussion 0
Questions 20

You can drag the divider between the question and exhibit to the left to make the image larger.

Refer to the exhibit.

You are configuring SSO for Proofpoint Cloud Services, such as Cloud Admin, TAP Dashboard, Cloud Threat Response, CASB, and Identity Threat Response. The Microsoft O365 administrator sends you a portion of the XML file containing the SAML configuration. Which of the following strings should be entered in the “SAML Login Endpoint (required)” field in the Proofpoint Identity Provider Configuration?

Options:

A.  

The data between < X509Certificate > and < /X509Certificate >

B.  

SingleSignOnService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:Binding:HTTP-Redirect"

C.  

https://login.microsoftonline.com/5301fc22-de2d-3e32-8e25-37a292782d2c/saml2

D.  

https://enduserauth.proofpoint.com/v1/token/samlauthorization

Discussion 0
Questions 21

What is the main function of Threat Response Auto-Pull (TRAP)?

Options:

A.  

To enable users to manage and delete their own suspected spam emails.

B.  

To encrypt all emails sent internally to help prevent phishing attacks.

C.  

To automatically retract malicious emails from the inboxes of impacted users.

D.  

To block every email that contains links, regardless of sender or content.

Discussion 0