350-701 Cloud Security Practice Question
An organization uses multiple SaaS applications and wants to enforce data loss prevention (DLP) policies to prevent sensitive data from being shared externally. Which cloud security solution should be deployed?
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Why each option matters
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Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
A CASB provides visibility and control over SaaS applications, including DLP policies to detect and block unauthorized sharing of sensitive data. CSPM focuses on cloud infrastructure posture, CWPP on workloads, and WAF on web application attacks.
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Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
Why this is correct
CASBs are designed to apply security policies including DLP across SaaS applications.
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Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Why it's wrong here
WAF protects web applications from attacks, not DLP for SaaS.
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Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Why it's wrong here
CSPM checks configuration compliance, not DLP for SaaS.
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Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP)
Why it's wrong here
CWPP protects workloads (VMs, containers), not SaaS data.
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