350-701 Cloud Security Practice Question
A security team wants to gain visibility into Shadow IT usage of SaaS applications and enforce data loss prevention policies. Which cloud security solution should they deploy?
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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CASB
CASB provides visibility, DLP, and threat detection for sanctioned and unsanctioned SaaS apps.
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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CSPM
Why it's wrong here
CSPM focuses on cloud configuration compliance.
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CASB
Why this is correct
Correct. CASB provides visibility, DLP, and threat detection for cloud apps.
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Cisco Umbrella
Why it's wrong here
Umbrella provides DNS-layer security and SIG, not SaaS visibility.
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CWPP
Why it's wrong here
CWPP protects workloads, not SaaS visibility.
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