350-701 Endpoint Protection and Detection Practice Question
A company with 5000 endpoints uses Cisco Secure Endpoint (AMP) and Cisco ISE. Users report that legitimate software installations are being quarantined, causing delays. The security team receives many alerts for file executions. The AMP policy is set to "High Security" with "Block Unknown" enabled. Network traffic is monitored by Cisco Stealthwatch. The team wants to reduce operational overhead while maintaining security. What should they do?
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 an AMP exclusion for software installation directories and enable "File Reputation" with "Cloud Lookups"
Creating an AMP exclusion for software installation directories reduces false positives by preventing scanning of known legitimate installations. Enabling File Reputation with Cloud Lookups maintains detection by checking unknown files against cloud intelligence, thus not sacrificing security. Option A is too broad; disabling 'Block Unknown' would allow unknown threats to execute. Option C lowers the security level to 'Medium Security' which may miss some threats and 'Application Blocking with Allow List' is not directly related to the issue. Option D removes endpoint protection entirely, increasing risk.
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 "Block Unknown" and rely solely on Stealthwatch for threat detection
Why it's wrong here
Disabling 'Block Unknown' removes protection against unrecognized malware, and Stealthwatch alone cannot block endpoint execution.
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Create an AMP exclusion for software installation directories and enable "File Reputation" with "Cloud Lookups"
Why this is correct
Exclusions reduce false positives for trusted paths, while file reputation with cloud lookups maintains detection for unknown files, balancing security and overhead.
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Change AMP policy to "Medium Security" and enable "Application Blocking with Allow List"
Why it's wrong here
Lowering security level reduces detection across all file types, potentially missing malware. Application blocking with allow list is good but not sufficient alone.
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Disable AMP and use only ISE for endpoint posture checks
Why it's wrong here
ISE provides posture compliance but not real-time malware blocking; removing AMP leaves endpoints unprotected against file-based threats.
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