An administrator has been asked to configure a Palo Alto Networks NGFW to provide protection against external hosts attempting to exploit a flaw in an operating system on an internal system. Which…

The correct answer is A. Vulnerability Protection. Because anti-spyware has identified compromised outgoing traffic. Vulnerability Protection identifies incoming traffic. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-web-interface-help/objects/objects- security-profiles-vulnerability-protection

Submitted by lars.no· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

Question

An administrator has been asked to configure a Palo Alto Networks NGFW to provide protection against external hosts attempting to exploit a flaw in an operating system on an internal system. Which Security Profile type will prevent this attack?

Options

AVulnerability Protection
BAnti-Spyware
CURL Filtering
DAntivirus

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A
93% (56)
B
3% (2)
C
2% (1)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

Because anti-spyware has identified compromised outgoing traffic. Vulnerability Protection identifies incoming traffic. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-web-interface-help/objects/objects- security-profiles-vulnerability-protection

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#Vulnerability Protection#Security Profiles#Threat Prevention#NGFW

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