Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud Compute Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R3

CurrentPublished Wed Apr 01 2026

Configuration of Prisma Cloud Compute must be continuously verified.

Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud Compute Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Configuration of Prisma Cloud Compute must be continuously verified.

Description

Discussion Text

Prisma Cloud Compute's configuration of Defender deployment must be monitored to ensure monitoring and protection of the environment is in accordance with organizational policy.

New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist? and CKL vs CKLB.

Objective

V-253551

Rule

SV-253551r961734_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

CNTR-PC-001490

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Navigate to Prisma Cloud Compute Console's >> Manage >> Defenders.

Select the "Manage" tab. Select the "Defenders" tab.

Determine the deployment status of the Defenders.

If a Defender is not deployed to intended workload(s) to be protected, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Navigate to Prisma Cloud Compute Console's >> Manage >> Defenders.

Select the "Manage" tab. Select the "Defenders" tab.

Deploy Defender to containerization node. Select the method of Defender deployment.

https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/prisma/prisma-cloud/22-01/prisma-cloud-compute-edition-admin/install/defender_types.html

STIG check 30 of 31 in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud Compute STIG checklist

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