Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Certified Cybersecurity Entry-level Technician (PCCET) Practice Exam

Which NGFW core subscription allows your firewall to block known malware?

1. DNS Security

2. URL Filtering

3. Threat Prevention

4. WildFire

The correct answer is: Threat Prevention

The correct choice is the one related to Threat Prevention. This core subscription for Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) is specifically designed to identify and block known malware threats. Threat Prevention utilizes various security techniques, such as intrusion prevention systems (IPS), antivirus, and anti-spyware, to detect and mitigate malware in real-time. This subscription updates regularly to ensure that the firewall can recognize and block the latest known threats through signature-based detection along with behavioral analysis. This proactive approach allows organizations to safeguard their networks from malicious software that attempts to compromise systems and data. The other options, while they serve important security functions, do not focus specifically on blocking known malware as effectively as Threat Prevention. For example, DNS Security primarily aims to block access to malicious domains, URL Filtering restricts user access to certain websites based on their content or category, and WildFire focuses on analyzing unknown or zero-day threats using sandboxing technology rather than blocking pre-identified known malware. Thus, Threat Prevention is the most relevant choice for blocking known malware.