Which term pertains to filtering TCP/IP traffic based on defined criteria?

• A. Threats to Detect
• B. Connection Rules
• C. Compressed File Scanning
• D. Detect Automatically

Answer: (B)

Filtering TCP/IP traffic based on defined criteria is achieved with connection rules. These rules let you specify exact parameters for traffic—such as protocol (TCP/UDP), source and destination IP addresses, ports, and direction—and assign an action (like allow or deny). When traffic matches a rule, that action is enforced, giving precise control over what can pass through the network boundary. This is distinct from tasks like detecting threats (which is about identifying malicious activity), scanning compressed files (which inspects file contents for malware), or auto-detection (which refers to automatically identifying threats rather than controlling traffic with rules).