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PCNSA · Question #190

Which type of profile must be applied to the Security policy rule to protect against buffer overflows, illegal code execution, and other attempts to exploit system flaws?

The correct answer is B. vulnerability protection. Vulnerability Protection Security Profiles protect against threats entering the network. For example, Vulnerability Protection Security Profiles protect against buffer overflows, illegal code execution, and other attempts to exploit system vulnerabilities. The default…

Submitted by akirajp· Apr 18, 2026Securing Traffic

Question

Which type of profile must be applied to the Security policy rule to protect against buffer overflows, illegal code execution, and other attempts to exploit system flaws?

Options

  • AURL filtering
  • Bvulnerability protection
  • Cfile blocking
  • Danti-spyware

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • B
    93% (40)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

Vulnerability Protection Security Profiles protect against threats entering the network. For example, Vulnerability Protection Security Profiles protect against buffer overflows, illegal code execution, and other attempts to exploit system vulnerabilities. The default Vulnerability Protection Security Profile protects clients and servers from all known critical-, high-, and medium-severity threats. You also can create exceptions that enable you to change the response to a specific signature.

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#Vulnerability Protection#Security Profiles#Exploit Prevention#Security Policy

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