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Question 80

An administrator has been asked to configure a Palo Alto Networks NGFW to provide protection against external hosts attempting to exploit a flaw in an operating system on an internal system.

Which Security Profile type will prevent this attack?

    Correct Answer: A

    To protect against external hosts attempting to exploit a flaw in an operating system on an internal system, the appropriate Security Profile type to use is Vulnerability Protection. This profile is specifically designed to detect and prevent the exploitation of known vulnerabilities in software and operating systems, making it suitable for mitigating attacks targeting such flaws.

Discussion
guilherme_aOption: A

A is correct. Because anti-spyware has identified compromised outgoing traffic. Vulnerability Protection identifies incoming traffic.

benferoOption: A

A is correct

lol1000Option: A

a https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-0/pan-os-web-interface-help/objects/objects-security-profiles-vulnerability-protection.html

Biz90Option: A

Answer here is A. Key word here is 'Flaw' that a flaw can be classed as a vulnerability, in which can then be further exploited by an attacker.

TAKUM1yOption: A

https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-web-interface-help/objects/objects-security-profiles-vulnerability-protection

UFanatOption: A

A is correct

MarshpillowzOption: A

A is correct