A Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst is investigating a surge of highly evasive malware samples targeting their organization. The current strategy involves submitting suspicious files to a…

A Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst is investigating a surge of highly evasive malware samples targeting their organization. The current strategy involves submitting suspicious files to a public sandbox and querying VirusTotal for initial insights. However, the malware consistently bypasses detection, and detailed behavioral analysis is lacking. To significantly enhance their detection capabilities against zero-day threats and obtain deeper, proprietary behavioral intelligence, which of the following actions would be most effective and aligned with Palo Alto Networks best practices?