Cybersecurity-Apprentice Network Security Practice Question
An administrator wants to protect a server farm from TCP SYN flood attacks. Which security control should be deployed on the external ingress zone?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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A Zone Protection Profile with SYN flood protection enabled.
Zone Protection Profiles contain mechanisms such as SYN cookies to mitigate SYN flood DoS attacks at the zone boundary.
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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A custom decryption policy rule.
Why it's wrong here
Decryption controls SSL visibility, not volumetric network attacks.
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A Zone Protection Profile with SYN flood protection enabled.
Why this is correct
Zone Protection Profiles defend against network-layer DoS attacks like SYN floods.
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A URL Filtering Profile with high-risk categories blocked.
Why it's wrong here
URL filtering addresses web browsing categories, not network layer flooding.
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A Data Filtering profile configured for credit cards.
Why it's wrong here
Data filtering prevents data exfiltration, not SYN floods.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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