PCNSE · Question #64
Wildfire may be used for identifying which of the following types of traffic?
The correct answer is A. Malware. WildFire is Palo Alto Networks' cloud-based service specifically designed for advanced threat prevention, primarily identifying and analyzing unknown malware and zero-day exploits.
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Wildfire may be used for identifying which of the following types of traffic?
Options
- AMalware
- BDNS
- CDHCP
- DURL Content
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(32 responses)- A91% (29)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
Why each option
WildFire is Palo Alto Networks' cloud-based service specifically designed for advanced threat prevention, primarily identifying and analyzing unknown malware and zero-day exploits.
WildFire is Palo Alto Networks' advanced threat prevention service, whose primary function is to identify and analyze unknown malware by executing suspicious files and observing their behavior in a safe, sandboxed environment. It detects zero-day exploits and other sophisticated threats.
DNS (Domain Name System) is a network protocol for name resolution; while security policies can inspect DNS traffic for malicious domains, WildFire's core function is not general DNS traffic identification but rather malware associated with it.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is for IP address assignment and is not a type of traffic that WildFire directly analyzes for malware content.
URL Content refers to the information accessed via a URL. While WildFire can analyze URLs for malicious content and redirect suspicious ones to its sandbox, 'URL Content' itself is too broad and not the primary 'type of traffic' WildFire identifies, which is specifically malware or suspicious files found via URLs.
Concept tested: WildFire's primary function
Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/wildfire/10-1/wildfire-admin/wildfire-overview/what-is-wildfire
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