Organizations operate globally and frequently adhere to strict regional data compliance requirements when Advanced WildFire® is deployed into corporate networks for malware analysis. When using dynamic analysis for MacOSX files, meeting these geographic mandates can present a challenge. To address this control gap, the Advanced WildFire® service now provides the ability to choose the geographic location where MacOSX files are forwarded to for Advanced WildFire dynamic analysis. This ensures that customers maintain precise governance over where their samples are analyzed. This feature allows administrators to designate specific regional WildFire clouds—currently those located in the US, EU, Singapore, or Japan—to analyze and classify MacOSX files with WildFire verdicts using dynamic analysis, a high-fidelity sandboxing solution that tests the suspected file in a secure, virtualized environment to observe its behavior. The sample is temporarily sent to the region designated for MacOSX dynamic analysis, during which the file is analyzed and subsequently deleted. The sample analysis results are then sent to your configured WildFire public cloud region for access. The Advanced WildFire cloud uses the sample analysis results to generate and distribute signatures used by various Palo Alto Networks products to prevent further distribution of malicious threats contained in MacOSX files. By enforcing strict geographic boundaries for analysis, organizations can balance robust threat detection with regional data residency mandates. For maximum security, the forwarding functionality is disabled by default, ensuring configuration requires deliberate authorization. This capability strengthens compliance posture while leveraging the full detection power of Advanced WildFire.