A Fortune 500 customer has expressed interest in purchasing WildFire; however, they do not want to send discovered malware outside of their network. Which version of WildFire will meet this…

Question

Options

• AWildFire Private Cloud
• BWildFire Government Cloud
• CWildFire Secure Cloud
• DWildFire Public Cloud

• A
  76% (25)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  15% (5)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

WildFire Private Cloud is correct because it deploys as an on-premises appliance (the WF-500 hardware) inside the customer's own data center, meaning all malware samples are analyzed locally and never transmitted outside the network - exactly what this customer requires for data sovereignty.

WildFire Public Cloud (D) is the opposite of what's needed: it sends unknown files to Palo Alto Networks' global cloud infrastructure for analysis, which violates the customer's requirement. WildFire Government Cloud (B) is a dedicated cloud tenant for government/regulated entities with FedRAMP compliance, but it is still an external cloud service - files leave the customer's network. WildFire Secure Cloud (C) is a fabricated distractor; no such official WildFire tier exists.

Memory tip: Think of the word Private literally - a Private Cloud keeps everything private, on-prem, and inside your walls. Any option with "Cloud" in it (Public, Government) still means your data travels somewhere else on the internet.

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