Ensure that 'Inline Cloud Analysis' on Wildfire profiles is enabled

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Description

Enable 'Advanced WildFire Inline Cloud Analysis' on Wildfire profiles and forward PE files for analysis. Palo Alto Networks Advanced WildFire operates a series of cloud- based ML detection engines that provide inline analysis of PE (portable executable) files traversing your network to detect and prevent advanced malware in real-time.

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.

Navigate to Objects > Security Profiles > Wildfire Verify that Wildfire profiles has Enable cloud inline analysis checked. On Inline cloud analysis tab, verify that there is a rule to forward files with the following settings: Application set to Any File Type set to PE Direction set to Both Action set to Block

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Navigate to Objects > Security Profiles > Wildfire On relevant Wildfire profile, checked Enable cloud inline analysis box. On Inline cloud analysis tab, configure a rule to forward files with the following settings: Application set to Any File Type set to PE Direction set to Both Action set to Block

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: paloaltothreat-prevention
Reference: CIS Palo Alto Firewall 11 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 5.8 Ensure that 'Inline Cloud Analysis' on Wildfire profiles is enabled