350-701 Cloud Security Practice Question
A security team wants to enforce data loss prevention (DLP) policies across multiple sanctioned cloud applications used by employees. Which cloud security solution is best suited for this task?
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CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker)
A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) provides visibility into SaaS usage and can enforce DLP policies across cloud applications.
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CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker)
Why this is correct
CASB provides DLP, visibility, and threat detection for cloud applications.
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CWPP (Cloud Workload Protection Platform)
Why it's wrong here
CWPP protects workloads like VMs and containers, not SaaS application data.
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Cisco Umbrella SIG
Why it's wrong here
Umbrella SIG provides firewall and web proxy, but not SaaS-specific DLP.
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CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management)
Why it's wrong here
CSPM focuses on cloud configuration compliance, not DLP for SaaS apps.
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