An administrator has a PA-820 firewall with an active Threat Prevention subscription. The administrator is considering adding a WildFire subscription. How does adding the WildFire subscription…

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• AProtection against unknown malware can be provided in near real-time
• BWildFire and Threat Prevention combine to provide the utmost security posture for the firewall
• CAfter 24 hours WildFire signatures are included in the antivirus update
• DWildFire and Threat Prevention combine to minimize the attack surface

• A
  87% (20)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  9% (2)

Explanation

The key advantage of the WildFire subscription is the frequency of signature updates. Without it, WildFire-generated signatures are bundled into the daily antivirus update (every 24 hours). With an active WildFire subscription, new signatures for newly discovered malware are pushed to subscribed firewalls every 5 minutes - providing near real-time protection against zero-day and unknown threats. (C) describes the behavior without the WildFire subscription (24-hour delay). (B) and (D) are vague and do not accurately capture a specific, measurable improvement. The defining benefit is the dramatic reduction in time-to-protection against novel malware.

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