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Which can be said about the CloudGuard IaaS - Public Cloud solution?

The correct answer is C. It integrates advanced threat prevention and policy automation. CloudGuard IaaS - Public Cloud is designed to secure cloud infrastructure workloads by combining advanced threat prevention (IPS, anti-malware, application control, etc.) with policy automation - enabling consistent, scalable security across dynamic cloud environments. This…

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Question

Which can be said about the CloudGuard IaaS - Public Cloud solution?

Options

  • AIt supports platforms such as VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, and KVM.
  • BIts primary function is to block hacking attempts to breach cloud-based e-mail.
  • CIt integrates advanced threat prevention and policy automation.
  • DIt deploys and commissions Security Gateways as cloud networks.

How the community answered

(58 responses)
  • A
    5% (3)
  • C
    93% (54)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

CloudGuard IaaS - Public Cloud is designed to secure cloud infrastructure workloads by combining advanced threat prevention (IPS, anti-malware, application control, etc.) with policy automation - enabling consistent, scalable security across dynamic cloud environments. This makes C the correct answer.

Why the distractors are wrong:

  • A is wrong because VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, and KVM are private cloud/on-premises hypervisors. CloudGuard IaaS targets public cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP - not virtualization stacks.
  • B is wrong because email security is an entirely separate product category. CloudGuard IaaS secures cloud infrastructure (VMs, workloads, networks), not email systems.
  • D is wrong because CloudGuard deploys Security Gateways into cloud networks to protect them - it does not deploy and commission them as cloud networks. The phrasing reverses the relationship.

Memory tip: Think of CloudGuard IaaS as a "smart shield" - the threat prevention is the shield (blocking attacks), and policy automation is the "smart" part (auto-enforcing rules as cloud environments scale). If an answer choice describes email or on-prem hypervisors, it's pointing at the wrong product entirely.

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#CloudGuard IaaS#threat prevention#policy automation#cloud security

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