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350-701 Practice Question: A company uses Cisco Umbrella for cloud-delivered…
A company uses Cisco Umbrella for cloud-delivered security. Users report that some websites are incorrectly blocked. The security team wants to allow a specific website temporarily while investigating. Which action should the administrator take?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse PAC file configuration (a proxy bypass mechanism) with Umbrella's cloud-based policy enforcement, but PAC files only affect proxy traffic and cannot override DNS-layer filtering in Umbrella.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Create a custom policy rule to allow the specific domain.
The correct action is to create a custom policy rule to allow the specific domain. Cisco Umbrella uses policy-based rules to control DNS and web traffic; a custom allow rule overrides the default block for that domain without affecting other security settings. This provides a temporary, targeted exception while the investigation continues.
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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Disable the Umbrella policy entirely.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: This removes all protection.
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Configure a Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) file to exclude the domain.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: Umbrella does not use PAC files for web filtering.
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Create a custom policy rule to allow the specific domain.
Why this is correct
Correct: This adds a targeted bypass without affecting other security.
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Change the internal DNS servers to use a public resolver like 8.8.8.8.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: This bypasses Umbrella's DNS-layer security completely.
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