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Ensure ‘WildFire Update Schedule’ is set to download and install updates every minute

Details

Set the WildFire update schedule to download and install updates every minute.

Rationale:

WildFire definitions may contain signatures to block immediate, active threats to the environment. With a 1 minute update schedule, the firewall can ensure threats with new definitions are quickly mitigated.

Solution

Navigate to Device > Dynamic Updates > WildFire Update Schedule.
Set Action to Download and Install.
Set Recurrence to Every Minute.
Default Value:
Not Configured

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Information Integrity.This control applies to the following type of system Palo_Alto.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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