156-215.80 · Question #553
To quickly review when Threat Prevention signatures were last updated, which Threat Tool would an administrator use?
The correct answer is B. IPS Protections. The IPS Protections tool in Check Point SmartConsole displays the Threat Prevention signature database status, including the timestamp of the last update.
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To quickly review when Threat Prevention signatures were last updated, which Threat Tool would an administrator use?
Options
- AProtections
- BIPS Protections
- CProfiles
- DThreatWiki
How the community answered
(18 responses)- A6% (1)
- B94% (17)
Why each option
The IPS Protections tool in Check Point SmartConsole displays the Threat Prevention signature database status, including the timestamp of the last update.
Protections lists available security protections but does not specifically expose the signature database update timestamp.
IPS Protections is the dedicated view in Check Point SmartConsole that presents the current signature database along with its last update date and time. This allows administrators to immediately verify whether protections are current without navigating elsewhere. It surfaces per-protection details including version and update metadata.
Profiles are used to configure and assign Threat Prevention policy settings to gateways, not to review signature update history.
ThreatWiki is Check Point's external online encyclopedia for researching individual threats, not a local console tool for checking signature update times.
Concept tested: Check Point IPS signature database update verification
Source: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81.20/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81.20_ThreatPrevention_AdminGuide/Default.htm
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