Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Certified Cybersecurity Entry-level Technician (PCCET) Practice Exam

Which environment allows you to install an appliance that sees all traffic?

1. LAN when people work from home

2. non-virtualized data center

3. virtualized data center

4. VPC network

The correct answer is: non-virtualized data center

The correct answer is the non-virtualized data center, as this environment allows for the installation of an appliance that can be integrated directly into the physical network infrastructure, enabling it to monitor and process all traffic flowing through the data center. In a non-virtualized data center, hardware appliances are typically placed on the network to manage traffic from various servers and devices, providing the benefit of visibility into all the data traversing the network. This placement allows for comprehensive traffic analysis, enhanced security measures, and effective performance monitoring since the appliance operates at the physical layer. In contrast, a virtualized data center primarily relies on virtual machines running on hypervisors, which might limit the ability to monitor all traffic directly without specific configurations or additional virtual appliances. Although technologies exist that enable monitoring within virtualized environments, they often require more complex deployments, such as span ports or virtual taps. Similarly, a VPC network (Virtual Private Cloud) is an abstraction layer on a cloud provider's infrastructure. Monitoring all network traffic in a VPC would typically involve deploying cloud-native services or virtual appliances with limitations based on the configuration of the VPC itself, making it less straightforward than a non-virtualized setup. A LAN when people work from home facilitates remote access