The attempted bytes count displays?

The correct answer is A. traffic that is either denied by the security group or firewall rules or traffic that was reset by a host. In Prisma Cloud's network flow log analysis, the 'attempted bytes' metric captures all traffic that failed to complete successfully due to any of the following reasons: denial by security group rules, denial by firewall (NACL) rules, or a TCP reset sent by a host or virtual machi

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Atraffic that is either denied by the security group or firewall rules or traffic that was reset by a host
Btraffic that is either denied by the security group or firewall rules.
Ctraffic that is either denied by the firewall rules or traffic that was reset by a host or virtual machine
Dtraffic denied by the security group or traffic that was reset by a host or virtual machine that

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A
91% (20)
B
5% (1)
C
5% (1)

Explanation

In Prisma Cloud's network flow log analysis, the 'attempted bytes' metric captures all traffic that failed to complete successfully due to any of the following reasons: denial by security group rules, denial by firewall (NACL) rules, or a TCP reset sent by a host or virtual machine. This is distinct from 'passed bytes,' which counts successfully delivered traffic. Option A is the only answer that correctly includes all three causes - security group denial, firewall rule denial, and host/VM resets - making it the comprehensive and accurate definition of the attempted bytes count.

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#Network Security Metrics#Traffic Denials#Cloud Firewall#Security Groups

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