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PCNSE · Question #529

A client wants to detect the use of weak and manufacturer-default passwords for loT devices. Which option will help the customer?

The correct answer is C. Configure a Vulnerability Protection profile with alert mode. Vulnerability Protection profiles contain threat signatures that detect exploitation attempts, including use of weak and manufacturer-default credentials on IoT devices. These signatures are categorized under 'informational' or 'low' severity threats and target known default cred

Submitted by ahmad_uae· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

Question

A client wants to detect the use of weak and manufacturer-default passwords for loT devices. Which option will help the customer?

Options

  • AConfigure a Data Filtering profile with alert mode.
  • BConfigure an Antivirus profile with alert mode.
  • CConfigure a Vulnerability Protection profile with alert mode
  • DConfigure an Anti-Spyware profile with alert mode.

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    85% (22)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

Vulnerability Protection profiles contain threat signatures that detect exploitation attempts, including use of weak and manufacturer-default credentials on IoT devices. These signatures are categorized under 'informational' or 'low' severity threats and target known default credential patterns. Alert mode logs the event without blocking, which suits a detection-only requirement. Antivirus profiles detect malware payloads, Anti-Spyware profiles detect C2/spyware traffic, and Data Filtering profiles inspect content for sensitive data - none of these address credential-based IoT threats.

Topics

#Vulnerability Protection#IoT Security#Security Profiles#Weak Credentials Detection

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