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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="23220" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/paloalto-edu-260" lastchanged="2026-03-10T08:46:29+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Cortex XDR: Prevention and Deployment</title><productcode>EDU-260</productcode><vendorcode>PA</vendorcode><vendorname>PaloAlto</vendorname><fullproductcode>PA-EDU-260</fullproductcode><version>3.6</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;Successful completion of this instructor-led course with hands-on lab activities should enable you to: 
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&lt;li&gt;Describe the architecture and components of the Cortex XDR family&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the Cortex XDR management console, including reporting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create Cortex XDR agent installation packages, endpoint groups, and policies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploy Cortex XDR agents on endpoints&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create and manage Exploit and Malware Prevention profiles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Investigate alerts and prioritize them using starring and exclusion policies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tune Security profiles using Cortex XDR exceptions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Perform and track response actions in the Action Center&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Perform basic troubleshooting related to Cortex XDR agents&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deploy a Broker VM and activate the Local Agents Settings applet&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand Cortex XDR deployment concepts and activation requirements&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Work with the Customer Support Portal and Cortex XDR Gateway for authentication and authorization&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;Participants must be familiar with enterprise product deployment, networking, and security concepts&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cybersecurity Analysts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cybersecurity Engineers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Security Operations Specialists&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;p&gt;Course Modules
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&lt;li&gt;1 - Cortex XDR Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2 - Cortex XDR Main Components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;3 - Cortex XDR Management Console&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;4 &amp;ndash; Profiles and Policies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;5 - Malware Protection&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;6 - Exploit Protection&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;7 - Cortex XDR Alerts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;8 &amp;ndash; Exclusions and Exceptions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;9 - Response Actions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;10 - Basic Troubleshooting&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;11 - Broker VM Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;12 - Deployment Considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>Successful completion of this instructor-led course with hands-on lab activities should enable you to: 



- Describe the architecture and components of the Cortex XDR family
- Use the Cortex XDR management console, including reporting
- Create Cortex XDR agent installation packages, endpoint groups, and policies
- Deploy Cortex XDR agents on endpoints
- Create and manage Exploit and Malware Prevention profiles
- Investigate alerts and prioritize them using starring and exclusion policies
- Tune Security profiles using Cortex XDR exceptions
- Perform and track response actions in the Action Center
- Perform basic troubleshooting related to Cortex XDR agents
- Deploy a Broker VM and activate the Local Agents Settings applet
- Understand Cortex XDR deployment concepts and activation requirements
- Work with the Customer Support Portal and Cortex XDR Gateway for authentication and authorization</objective_plain><essentials_plain>Participants must be familiar with enterprise product deployment, networking, and security concepts</essentials_plain><audience_plain>- Cybersecurity Analysts
- Cybersecurity Engineers
- Security Operations Specialists</audience_plain><outline_plain>Course Modules



- 1 - Cortex XDR Introduction
- 2 - Cortex XDR Main Components
- 3 - Cortex XDR Management Console
- 4 – Profiles and Policies
- 5 - Malware Protection
- 6 - Exploit Protection
- 7 - Cortex XDR Alerts
- 8 – Exclusions and Exceptions
- 9 - Response Actions
- 10 - Basic Troubleshooting
- 11 - Broker VM Overview
- 12 - Deployment Considerations</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="3">3 days</duration><pricelist><price country="CH" currency="CHF">2730.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">1995.00</price><price country="GR" currency="EUR">1995.00</price><price country="MK" currency="EUR">1995.00</price><price country="HU" currency="EUR">1995.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">2495.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">2495.00</price><price country="AU" currency="USD">2995.00</price><price country="SG" currency="USD">2395.00</price><price country="IN" currency="USD">1795.00</price><price country="AE" currency="USD">3000.00</price></pricelist><miles><milesvalue country="DE" vendorcurrency="LTC" vendorcurrencyname="Palo Alto Networks Training Credits">30.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="AT" vendorcurrency="LTC" vendorcurrencyname="Palo Alto Networks Training Credits">30.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CH" vendorcurrency="LTC" vendorcurrencyname="Palo Alto Networks Training Credits">30.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="SE" vendorcurrency="LTC" vendorcurrencyname="Palo Alto Networks Training Credits">30.00</milesvalue></miles></course>