NSE7 Advanced Threat Protection Practice Question
A FortiGate administrator wants to use threat intelligence feeds to block known malicious IP addresses. Which TWO steps are required to accomplish this? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse the external threat feed connector with FortiGuard push feeds or assume that enabling IPS is necessary to use threat feeds, when in fact the two required steps are creating the connector and then applying it in a firewall policy.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Create an external threat feed connector pointing to the IoC source
An external threat feed connector must be created in FortiGate to import indicators of compromise (IoC) from a third-party source. This connector defines the URL, authentication, and update interval for the feed, allowing FortiGate to consume and store the malicious IP addresses as a local threat feed object.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Create an external threat feed connector pointing to the IoC source
Why this is correct
The connector fetches the list of malicious IPs.
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Enable IPS on all policies
Why it's wrong here
IPS is separate from threat feeds.
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Configure FortiGuard to push feeds automatically
Why it's wrong here
FortiGuard pushes signatures, not custom threat feeds.
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Create a firewall policy with the threat feed as the source or destination
Why this is correct
The policy uses the feed to block traffic to/from those IPs.
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Subscribe to FortiSandbox
Why it's wrong here
FortiSandbox is not required for threat feeds.
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