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Question 162

According to the best practices for mission critical devices, what is the recommended interval for antivirus updates?

    Correct Answer: B

    For mission-critical devices, it is recommended to update antivirus signatures on an hourly basis to ensure the most up-to-date protection while minimizing the risk of disruption to operations. Updating more frequently than hourly would not significantly improve security but could cause unnecessary performance overhead, and updating less frequently might leave the system vulnerable to new threats for too long.

Discussion
aznbat21Option: C

C is correct. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/11-1/pan-os-upgrade/software-and-content-updates/best-practices-for-app-and-threat-content-updates#id1791B0X06AS According to the link. Mission critical approach doesn't like to update fast in order to not cause any down time with application changes.

davidmdlp85Option: B

B https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail?id=kA10g000000ClaECAS

SlicklintonOption: B

B New antivirus signatures are published daily But the firewall can check for antivirus updates every hour. 1.6.2 Study guide.

ntirOption: C

C https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-1/pan-os-upgrade/software-and-content-updates/best-practices-for-app-and-threat-content-updates/best-practices-mission-critical

davidmdlp85

Sorry I mean 24h for threshold

davidmdlp85

In my last cooment I made reference to this link https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-1/pan-os-upgrade/software-and-content-updates/best-practices-for-app-and-threat-content-updates/best-practices-mission-critical#id184AH00L078

davidmdlp85Option: B

This is a tricky question, because is asking about the recommended update interval which following Palo Alto recommendations is 30min to then set the threshold for up to 48h Antivirus updates are released every 24 hours, a lower time recurrence ensures the FW is equipped with the latest updates. according to this link PA recommends update interval of 30min and install threshold of 48h

TeachTrooperOption: B

B recommended by PA so the FW can try again the same day in case of a failed update. Otherwise it would wait until the next day.

FrapOption: C

Antivirus Antivirus updates are released every 24 hours and include: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/9-1/pan-os-admin/software-and-content-updates/dynamic-content-updates#:~:text=You%20can%20set%20the%20firewall,provided%20in%20the%20Antivirus%20update.