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PCNSA · Question #290

An administrator would like to protect against inbound threats such as buffer overflows and illegal code execution. Which Security profile should be used?

The correct answer is A. Vulnerability protection. Vulnerability Protection profiles protect against threats entering the network. For example, Vulnerability Protection profiles help protect against buffer overflows, illegal code execution, and other attempts to exploit system vulnerabilities. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/ne

Submitted by weili_xi· Apr 18, 2026Securing Traffic

Question

An administrator would like to protect against inbound threats such as buffer overflows and illegal code execution. Which Security profile should be used?

Options

  • AVulnerability protection
  • BAnti-spyware
  • CURL filtering
  • DAntivirus

How the community answered

(64 responses)
  • A
    88% (56)
  • B
    3% (2)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    8% (5)

Explanation

Vulnerability Protection profiles protect against threats entering the network. For example, Vulnerability Protection profiles help protect against buffer overflows, illegal code execution, and other attempts to exploit system vulnerabilities. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/security-policy/security-profiles/security- profile-vulnerability-protection

Topics

#Vulnerability protection#Security profiles#Exploit prevention#Inbound threat prevention

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