Exam 250-438: Administration of Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15 Practice Exam

The Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) 15 certification exam (250-438) validates your skills in administering and configuring Symantec's DLP suite. This comprehensive security solution helps organizations safeguard sensitive data from unauthorized disclosure or exfiltration. By earning this certification, you demonstrate your ability to implement robust DLP strategies and protect critical information within your network.

Who Should Take This Exam?

This exam is ideal for IT professionals seeking to:

• Become a Symantec Certified Specialist (SCS) in Data Loss Prevention.
• Enhance their career prospects in information security by specializing in DLP solutions.
• Take on network administrator roles with a focus on data security.

Are There Prerequisites?

There are no mandatory prerequisites for taking the exam. However, to maximize your success, Symantec recommends:

• Hands-on experience working with the entire Symantec DLP product suite (ideally 6-9 months in a production or lab environment).
• A solid understanding of information security concepts and data protection regulations.

Exam Format

• Number of Questions: 70-80
• Exam Format: Multiple-choice
• Time Give: 90 minutes  
• Passing score: 70%
• Exam Language: English 

Course Outline

The important domains and their topics that the Exam 250-438: Administration of Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15 cover are: 

1. SECTION 1: Overview and Architecture

• Data Loss Prevention as it pertains to the industry. 
• Features and functionality of Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15.0.
• Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15.0 architecture including each product’s architecture.

2. SECTION 2: Installation and Configuration

• How to install Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15.0
• Process for installing and/or registering DLP components in the cloud
• Determine how to configure policies to effectively capture incidents, including all detection methods.
• Describe how to configure and manage automated and smart response rules to appropriately remediate specific types of incidents
• Configure Network Prevent with appropriate MTAs or web proxies to capture incidents and block network communications. 
• Configure Network Discover/Cloud Storage targets (repositories) to capture incidents and configure Network Protect actions. 
• Configure Endpoint Prevent agents to perform endpoint actions and configure Endpoint Discover targets to capture endpoint incidents. 
• How to use APIs to integrate DLP with other Symantec solutions (such as CloudSOC and ICE) and third-party products.

3. SECTION 3: Management and Reporting

• Describe and apply the various tasks and tools associated with server and system administration.
• How to manage DLP Agents
• Create, use, and distribute reports in DLP using the available tools (Enforce GUI, IT Analytics, Reporting and Update API, and Incident Data Access Views)
• Remediate incidents effectively including the use of role-based access control
• Manage and maintain policies
• Determine how to reduce risk over time.

4. SECTION 4: Basic Troubleshooting

• Identify database issues in Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15.0
• Troubleshoot Enforce issues in Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15.0.
• Troubleshoot endpoint agent issues in Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15.0. 
• Troubleshoot detection issues in Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15.0.
• Troubleshoot detection server issues in Symantec Data Loss Prevention 15.0. 
• Troubleshoot the installation/upgrade process using Symantec tools. 
• How to configure Cloud Detection Service and integrate it with Symantec CloudSOC to Monitor and protect data in motion and data at rest in cloud applications.