NSK300

Netskope Certified Cloud Security Architect

Part of Netskope Certified Cloud Security Architect

Targets: Product version not specified in the blueprint
Blueprint source: Official Cloud Security Certification Program description (Architect / NSK300 section); 90 minutes, Pearson VUE; practitioner profile: plan and execute a successful deployment and set the environment up for ongoing value realization, ~18 months suggested; recommended preparation adds the Activation & Adoption course and lab to NSCIOTT, NSCO&A, and NSCI&I ↗

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Cloud Security Solutions

NSKA-A.01 Components and functions of the Netskope Security Cloud Platform
On this site: Netskope Platform Architecture: One Platform, Two Data Paths, One Private Cloud, Netskope Private Access: ZTNA Instead of the VPN, Netskope Cloud Firewall: Egress Control for Everything That Isn't Web, Netskope: Cloud Forward Proxy and Inline TLS Decryption
NSKA-A.02 Integration capabilities with the Netskope Security Cloud Platform
On this site: Real-time vs API Protection: The Two Vantage Points of a Security Cloud
NSKA-A.03 Deployment methods are supported with Netskope
On this site: Choosing how traffic reaches the service edge, HTTP Proxies: Forward vs Reverse, Explicit vs Transparent
NSKA-A.04 Various microservices of the Netskope Security Cloud Platform
On this site: Netskope Platform Architecture: One Platform, Two Data Paths, One Private Cloud

Netskope Platform Implementation

NSKA-B.01 Steering methods - Architecture
On this site: Choosing how traffic reaches the service edge, How a PAC File Chooses a Proxy, GRE Tunnels: The Simplest Envelope in Networking, IPsec and IKE: How Encrypted Tunnels Negotiate Themselves, Tunnel Overhead, MTU, and MSS: The Byte Math Every Tunnel Owes
NSKA-B.02 Steering methods - Deployment
On this site: Choosing how traffic reaches the service edge, Netskope Client Deployment: Enrollment, Identity, and the Tunnel, How a PAC File Chooses a Proxy
Tools: netskope-steering-decision-explainer, pac-file-explainer
NSKA-B.03 API-enabled protection
On this site: Real-time vs API Protection: The Two Vantage Points of a Security Cloud
NSKA-B.04 Real-time Protection
On this site: Real-time vs API Protection: The Two Vantage Points of a Security Cloud

Netskope Platform Management

NSKA-C.01 Administrative tasks in the Netskope Security Cloud Platform
Article coming
NSKA-C.02 DLP management
On this site: Data Loss Prevention: How Machines Recognize Secrets
NSKA-C.03 Identity management
On this site: SAML 2.0: How Browser SSO Works, SCIM: The Standard That Provisions the Accounts SSO Signs In
Tools: saml-decoder
NSKA-C.04 Netskope components monitoring
On this site: Netskope Events and Advanced Analytics: From Traffic to Evidence

Netskope Platform Monitoring

NSKA-D.01 Reporting and analytics
On this site: Netskope Events and Advanced Analytics: From Traffic to Evidence

Netskope Platform Troubleshooting

NSKA-E.01 Client connectivity issues
On this site: Netskope Client Deployment: Enrollment, Identity, and the Tunnel
NSKA-E.02 Steering analysis
On this site: Choosing how traffic reaches the service edge, How a PAC File Chooses a Proxy
Tools: netskope-steering-decision-explainer, pac-file-explainer
NSKA-E.03 Connectivity issues
On this site: Map the Path Before You Troubleshoot
NSKA-E.04 SAML integrations
On this site: SAML 2.0: How Browser SSO Works, SAML Bindings and SP vs IdP Initiation, SAML Signatures and XML-DSig
Tools: saml-decoder

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