This 350-701 practice question tests your understanding of cloud security. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company wants to enforce consistent security policies for Office 365, Salesforce, and Box. Which Cisco product provides CASB functionality with policy enforcement for SaaS applications?
Cisco Stealthwatch
Why wrong: Stealthwatch provides network analytics, not CASB.
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
Why wrong: Firepower is a firewall, not a CASB.
Cisco Umbrella
Why wrong: Umbrella is a DNS-layer security solution.
Cisco Cloudlock
Cloudlock is a CASB with DLP and policy enforcement.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Cisco Cloudlock
Cisco Cloudlock is the correct answer because it is Cisco's Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) solution specifically designed to enforce consistent security policies across SaaS applications like Office 365, Salesforce, and Box. It provides visibility, data loss prevention (DLP), threat protection, and compliance monitoring by acting as a policy enforcement point between users and cloud services, using API-based integration to inspect and control data in transit and at rest.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Cisco Stealthwatch
Why it's wrong here
Stealthwatch provides network analytics, not CASB.
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
Why it's wrong here
Firepower is a firewall, not a CASB.
Cisco Umbrella
Why it's wrong here
Umbrella is a DNS-layer security solution.
Cisco Cloudlock
Why this is correct
Cloudlock is a CASB with DLP and policy enforcement.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Cisco Umbrella's cloud-delivered security (DNS filtering, web proxy) with CASB functionality, but Umbrella lacks the deep API-level integration and policy enforcement for SaaS applications that Cloudlock provides.
Detailed technical explanation
Cisco Cloudlock uses RESTful APIs to integrate directly with SaaS providers, allowing it to perform granular actions such as quarantining sensitive files, revoking sharing permissions, and applying DLP policies based on content inspection (e.g., regex patterns for PII). Under the hood, it leverages OAuth 2.0 for secure authentication and supports real-time policy evaluation via cloud-based proxies or API calls, enabling it to detect and remediate threats like account compromise or data exfiltration without requiring network traffic redirection. In a real-world scenario, Cloudlock can automatically block a user from sharing a file containing credit card numbers in Box, even if the user is accessing the service from an unmanaged device.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A practitioner preparing for the 350-701 exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
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Cloud Security — This question tests Cloud Security — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Cisco Cloudlock — Cisco Cloudlock is the correct answer because it is Cisco's Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) solution specifically designed to enforce consistent security policies across SaaS applications like Office 365, Salesforce, and Box. It provides visibility, data loss prevention (DLP), threat protection, and compliance monitoring by acting as a policy enforcement point between users and cloud services, using API-based integration to inspect and control data in transit and at rest.
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Last reviewed: Jun 25, 2026
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