Netskope NSK101 - Netskope Certified Cloud Security Administrator (NCCSA)

To determine which data plane a user is traversing, an administrator can use the following methods:

Settings -> Security Cloud Platform -> Client Configuration: This section provides details about the client configurations and the data planes assigned to different users or groups. By reviewing the client configuration, administrators can determine the data plane a user is connected to.

SkopeIT -> Alerts -> View Details: In the SkopeIT alerts, administrators can view detailed information about user activities, including the data plane through which the user traffic is being routed. This provides real-time insights into the user's path through the Netskope infrastructure.

References:

Netskope documentation on configuring and managing the Security Cloud Platform and client configurations.

Guides on using SkopeIT to monitor user activities and view detailed alert information.

Identify the Blocked Policy: According to the exhibit, the website is blocked by the "Global Block Policy."

Create a Custom URL List: To create an exception for the domain, you need to first create a custom URL list that includes the domain in question.

Navigate to the URL List section in the Netskope UI.

Create a new URL list and add the domain that needs to be allowed.

Option B: Create a custom category with the custom URL list as an included URL list and add it to an allow policy above the Global Block policy.

Go to the Policy section in the Netskope UI.

Create a new policy, ensuring it is an "Allow" policy.

Add the custom category to this allow policy.

Position this allow policy above the Global Block policy to ensure it takes precedence.

This ensures that the URLs in the custom list are allowed before the Global Block policy is evaluated.

Option C: Add the custom URL list as an excluded URL list to the category in the Global Block policy.

Edit the existing Global Block policy.

Add the custom URL list to the excluded URL list section of this policy.

This will exclude the URLs in the custom list from being blocked by the Global Block policy.

References:

Refer to the Netskope Knowledge Portal for managing custom URL lists and policy configurations​​​​​​.

When creating a real-time policy for cloud applications, you can use access method and device classification as source criteria, in addition to users, groups, and organizational units. Access method refers to how the user accesses the cloud application, such as browser, sync client, mobile app, etc. Device classification refers to the type of device used by the user, such as managed or unmanaged, Windows or Mac, etc. These criteria can help you define granular policies based on different scenarios and risks. References: [Creating Real-Time Policies for Cloud Applications]

A SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) solution provides networking functions that go beyond the capabilities of an SSE (Security Service Edge) solution. Specifically, a SASE solution integrates:

Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN): SD-WAN enhances network performance and efficiency by dynamically routing traffic across the best available paths. It provides greater flexibility, improved application performance, and reduced costs compared to traditional WAN solutions.

In contrast, SSE focuses on security services like Secure Web Gateway, Cloud Access Security Broker, and Data Loss Prevention, but does not include networking functions such as SD-WAN.

References:

Netskope's documentation on SASE and SSE solutions, highlighting the differences and additional functionalities provided by SASE, including SD-WAN.

Detailed explanation of SD-WAN and its integration into SASE solutions.

To verify the status of the Publishers in the European data center, the following methods can be used:

Use the Status field on the Publishers page:

Navigate to the Publishers page in the Netskope UI.

Check the Status field to see if any Publishers are disconnected or experiencing issues.

Use the Netskope Private Access Troubleshooter:

Access the Netskope Private Access Troubleshooter tool.

This tool provides detailed diagnostic information and helps identify connectivity issues with Publishers.

These methods provide direct insights into the health and connectivity status of the Publishers, helping to quickly identify and resolve any issues affecting user access.

References:

Netskope Knowledge Portal: Private Access

Netskope Private Access Troubleshooter

When adding a new tenant administrator in the Admins page, you can enhance the security for the new account by enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). MFA adds an extra layer of security by requiring the administrator to provide a second form of verification in addition to the password, thus protecting against unauthorized access.

References:

Netskope documentation on user and admin account management, including the configuration and benefits of enabling MFA.

Security best practices guides from Netskope, emphasizing the importance of MFA for enhanced account security.

Netskope's Behavior Analytics rule-based policies are designed to monitor user behavior for patterns that may indicate risky or malicious activities, such as bulk deletions. These policies can identify anomalies in user behavior that deviate from the norm, flagging potential threats and taking appropriate actions to prevent data loss.

Netskope's Behavior Analytics rule-based policies: This feature analyzes user actions and behaviors to detect anomalies and potentially malicious activities. It helps in identifying and mitigating risks associated with compromised accounts, insider threats, and other suspicious activities.

References:

Netskope documentation on Behavior Analytics and its capabilities.

Security best practices for detecting and responding to insider threats and anomalous user behavior.

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To provide an additional pop-up warning to users before allowing them to proceed to web applications categorized as "low" or "poor" by Netskope's Cloud Confidence Index (CCI), you can:

Enable real-time user coaching based on CCL: This feature allows administrators to create policies that provide real-time guidance and warnings to users when they attempt to access web applications with low or poor confidence levels. This helps in educating users about the potential risks and ensures that they proceed with caution.

References:

Netskope documentation on configuring real-time user coaching and leveraging the Cloud Confidence Index for policy enforcement.

Best practices for using CCL to guide user behavior and enhance security awareness.

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To secure all web traffic as part of the initial configuration in the Netskope platform, you need to:

Add the all Web traffic option to the steering configuration: This ensures that all web traffic is routed through Netskope for inspection and policy enforcement. By steering all web traffic, you enable Netskope to apply security measures, such as SSL decryption, threat protection, and DLP, to all HTTP and HTTPS traffic.

Netskope does not automatically steer all web traffic by default; it requires configuration in the steering policies. Selecting all web traffic in the SSL decryption section only pertains to decrypting traffic, not the actual steering of the traffic.

References:

Netskope documentation on configuring steering settings and policies.

Guidelines for setting up web traffic steering and SSL decryption in the Netskope platform.

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Netskope’s NewEdge Security Cloud Network Infrastructure is designed to provide high performance, security, and scalability for cloud traffic. The following statements are correct about this infrastructure:

It includes direct peering with Microsoft and Google in every data center:

Netskope has established direct peering relationships with major cloud service providers like Microsoft and Google. This direct peering ensures optimized and low-latency connections to these services, improving performance for end-users.

It is a private security cloud network that is over-provisioned, elastic, and built for scale:

The NewEdge network is a private security cloud network that is designed to be highly scalable and elastic. It is over-provisioned to handle large volumes of traffic and can scale up as needed to meet demand. This ensures high availability and performance for users accessing cloud services.

References:

Netskope NewEdge Overview

Netskope Knowledge Portal: NewEdge Network