Zscaler Digital Transformation
Administrator (ZDTA)
Certification 2026 Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
Primary use of policies based on file types in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER
✔✔To protect data by allowing or blocking specific file types and
activities.
Three levels of inspection used by Zscaler DLP for file type enforcement
- ANSWER ✔✔Magic Bytes, Mime Type, and File Extension.
,Reason for multiple levels of inspection for file types in Zscaler -
ANSWER ✔✔To prevent users from bypassing policies by changing
file extensions.
Predefined dictionaries in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER ✔✔Classifiers
used to identify sensitive data like PCI, PII, and PHI data.
Example of a predefined dictionary used in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER
✔✔A credit card number dictionary.
Custom dictionary in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER ✔✔A dictionary created
by customers using specific phrases, keywords, patterns, and regular
expressions.
Use of custom dictionaries in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER ✔✔To protect
documents with specific headers and footers like 'company-confidential'
or 'internal-use only'.
Exact Data Match (EDM) in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER ✔✔A feature
that matches specific data elements from a customer's structured data to
trigger DLP policies.
How sensitive data is fed to Zscaler's EDM engine - ANSWER ✔✔By
using an on-premises VM that indexes the data and sends hashes to the
Zscaler cloud.
,What happens to data fed into Zscaler's EDM engine - ANSWER
✔✔It is converted into hashes and tokens which are stored in the cloud.
Actions triggered by an EDM in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER ✔✔Actions
based on exact matches of sensitive data elements, such as blocking or
alerting on data exfiltration.
Main purpose of Out-of-Band Data Protection in Zscaler - ANSWER
✔✔To secure data at rest in SaaS-based services and public cloud
infrastructure.
Key use case for out-of-band data protection in Zscaler - ANSWER
✔✔Data discovery and data at rest introspection.
Focus of SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) - ANSWER
✔✔Cloud misconfiguration, compliance, and third-party app connections.
How SSPM helps with compliance - ANSWER ✔✔By mapping
misconfigurations to different compliance frameworks like PCI, GDPR,
etc.
Example of a misconfiguration identified by SSPM - ANSWER
✔✔Failing to enable multi-factor authentication for Office 365 apps.
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, How SSPM handles third-party app connections - ANSWER ✔✔By
discovering and managing third-party apps connected to cloud
applications via API tokens.
Three notification methods in Zscaler for incident management -
ANSWER ✔✔Browser-based notifications, Slack/Teams connectors,
and Zscaler Client Connector pop-ups.
Admin capabilities with email notifications in Zscaler incident
management - ANSWER ✔✔Receive alerts about DLP and CASB
incidents.
Protocol used for incident management in Zscaler - ANSWER
✔✔SecureICA protocol.
Integration of Zscaler logs with SIEM tools - ANSWER ✔✔By
streaming real-time logs to feed into the SIEM.
Purpose of the Zscaler Client Connector pop-up - ANSWER ✔✔To
communicate with users about blocked transactions and ask for
justifications.
Support options available for troubleshooting in Zscaler - ANSWER
✔✔Self Help support, reporting capabilities, and support ticket raising.
Administrator (ZDTA)
Certification 2026 Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
Primary use of policies based on file types in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER
✔✔To protect data by allowing or blocking specific file types and
activities.
Three levels of inspection used by Zscaler DLP for file type enforcement
- ANSWER ✔✔Magic Bytes, Mime Type, and File Extension.
,Reason for multiple levels of inspection for file types in Zscaler -
ANSWER ✔✔To prevent users from bypassing policies by changing
file extensions.
Predefined dictionaries in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER ✔✔Classifiers
used to identify sensitive data like PCI, PII, and PHI data.
Example of a predefined dictionary used in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER
✔✔A credit card number dictionary.
Custom dictionary in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER ✔✔A dictionary created
by customers using specific phrases, keywords, patterns, and regular
expressions.
Use of custom dictionaries in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER ✔✔To protect
documents with specific headers and footers like 'company-confidential'
or 'internal-use only'.
Exact Data Match (EDM) in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER ✔✔A feature
that matches specific data elements from a customer's structured data to
trigger DLP policies.
How sensitive data is fed to Zscaler's EDM engine - ANSWER ✔✔By
using an on-premises VM that indexes the data and sends hashes to the
Zscaler cloud.
,What happens to data fed into Zscaler's EDM engine - ANSWER
✔✔It is converted into hashes and tokens which are stored in the cloud.
Actions triggered by an EDM in Zscaler DLP - ANSWER ✔✔Actions
based on exact matches of sensitive data elements, such as blocking or
alerting on data exfiltration.
Main purpose of Out-of-Band Data Protection in Zscaler - ANSWER
✔✔To secure data at rest in SaaS-based services and public cloud
infrastructure.
Key use case for out-of-band data protection in Zscaler - ANSWER
✔✔Data discovery and data at rest introspection.
Focus of SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) - ANSWER
✔✔Cloud misconfiguration, compliance, and third-party app connections.
How SSPM helps with compliance - ANSWER ✔✔By mapping
misconfigurations to different compliance frameworks like PCI, GDPR,
etc.
Example of a misconfiguration identified by SSPM - ANSWER
✔✔Failing to enable multi-factor authentication for Office 365 apps.
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, How SSPM handles third-party app connections - ANSWER ✔✔By
discovering and managing third-party apps connected to cloud
applications via API tokens.
Three notification methods in Zscaler for incident management -
ANSWER ✔✔Browser-based notifications, Slack/Teams connectors,
and Zscaler Client Connector pop-ups.
Admin capabilities with email notifications in Zscaler incident
management - ANSWER ✔✔Receive alerts about DLP and CASB
incidents.
Protocol used for incident management in Zscaler - ANSWER
✔✔SecureICA protocol.
Integration of Zscaler logs with SIEM tools - ANSWER ✔✔By
streaming real-time logs to feed into the SIEM.
Purpose of the Zscaler Client Connector pop-up - ANSWER ✔✔To
communicate with users about blocked transactions and ask for
justifications.
Support options available for troubleshooting in Zscaler - ANSWER
✔✔Self Help support, reporting capabilities, and support ticket raising.
