A file sharing application is being permitted and no one knows what this application is used for. How should this application be blocked?

The correct answer is C. Create a File Blocking Profile that blocks Layer 4 and Layer 7 attacks.. When a file sharing application is already permitted by a security policy and administrators want to neutralize its primary function, attaching a File Blocking Profile to that permitting security policy blocks the actual file transfers traversing the application. This effectively

Submitted by viktor_hu· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

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Options

ABlock all unauthorized applications using a security policy.
BBlock all known internal custom applications.
CCreate a File Blocking Profile that blocks Layer 4 and Layer 7 attacks.
DCreate a WildFire Analysis Profile that blocks Layer4 and Layer 7 attacks.

How the community answered

(25 responses)

A
8% (2)
B
4% (1)
C
84% (21)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

When a file sharing application is already permitted by a security policy and administrators want to neutralize its primary function, attaching a File Blocking Profile to that permitting security policy blocks the actual file transfers traversing the application. This effectively stops the application's core capability without requiring a blanket security policy denial. Option A is too broad and indiscriminate. Options B and D address threat detection workflows (custom apps, WildFire analysis) rather than directly blocking file transfer activity through an already-permitted application.

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#File Blocking#Application Control#Security Policies

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