The efforts of a systems engineer (SE) with an industrial mining company account have yielded...

5G Security (Answer A):

In this scenario, the mining company operates on a private mobile network, likely powered by5G technologyto ensure low latency and high bandwidth for controlling robots and vehicles.

Palo Alto Networks5G Securityis specifically designed to protect private mobile networks. It prevents exploitation of vulnerabilities in the 5G infrastructure and ensures the control signals sent to the machines arenot compromisedby attackers.

Key features include network slicing protection, signaling plane security, and secure user plane communications.

IoT Security (Answer C):

The mining operation depends on machines and remote-controlled vehicles, which are IoT devices.

Palo Alto NetworksIoT Securityprovides:

Full device visibilityto detect all IoT devices (such as robots, remote vehicles, or sensors).

Behavioral analysisto create risk profiles and identify anomalies in themachines' operations.

This ensures a secure environment for IoT devices, reducing the risk of a device being exploited.

Why Not Cloud NGFW (Answer B):

WhileCloud NGFWis critical for protecting cloud-based applications, the specific concern here isprotecting control signals and IoT devicesrather than external access into the cloud service.

The private mobile network and IoT device protection requirements make5G SecurityandIoT Securitymore relevant.

Why Not Advanced CDSS Bundle (Answer D):

The Advanced CDSS bundle (Advanced Threat Prevention, Advanced WildFire, Advanced URL Filtering) is essential for securing web traffic and detecting threats, but it does not address thespecific challenges of securing private mobile networksandIoT devices.

While these services can supplement the design, they are not theprimary focusin this use case.

References from Palo Alto Networks Documentation:

5G Security for Private Mobile Networks

IoT Security Solution Brief

Cloud NGFW Overview