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350-701 Practice Question: An administrator reviewed the log entry from the…

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```
! Cisco ESA Mail Flow Policy
! Policy: Outbound_Finance
! DLP: Enabled
! DLP Policy: PCI-DSS
! Action: Continue (with disclaimer)
! Encryption: None
! (DLP rules: credit card numbers, SSN)

! Log entry:
From: user@finance.company.com
To: vendor@external.com
Subject: Updated pricing
DLP verdict: CC_NUMBERS - credit card: 4111-1111-1111-1111
Policy action: Continue (with disclaimer)
Delivery: Delivered
```

An administrator reviewed the log entry from the Cisco ESA exhibit. The DLP policy is set to 'Continue (with disclaimer)' for credit card matches. How should the policy be changed to prevent this data leakage?

⚠ Common exam trap

Cisco often tests the misconception that adding a disclaimer or encryption is sufficient to prevent data leakage, when in fact only blocking (Drop) or quarantining the message stops the actual transmission of sensitive content.

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

✓

Change the DLP policy action from 'Continue' to 'Drop'.

The current DLP policy action 'Continue (with disclaimer)' allows the email to be delivered after appending a disclaimer, which does not prevent data leakage. Changing the action to 'Drop' will block the email entirely, preventing the credit card data from leaving the organization. This directly addresses the requirement to stop the data leakage.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • ✗

    Remove the DLP policy assignment for the Finance mail flow.

    Why it's wrong here

    Removing would stop DLP scanning entirely.

  • ✓

    Change the DLP policy action from 'Continue' to 'Drop'.

    Why this is correct

    Drop prevents delivery of messages containing credit card numbers.

  • ✗

    Lower the DLP sensitivity threshold.

    Why it's wrong here

    Lower threshold may detect more, but still continues with disclaimer.

  • ✗

    Enable TLS encryption on the policy.

    Why it's wrong here

    Encryption protects in transit, but still delivers sensitive data.

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