350-701 Endpoint Protection and Detection Practice Question
This 350-701 practice question tests your understanding of endpoint protection and detection. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
An organization wants to implement endpoint protection that uses behavioral analysis to detect ransomware. The solution must be able to roll back changes made by the ransomware after detection. Which Cisco endpoint security feature provides this capability?
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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Exploit prevention with ransomware rollback
Option A is correct because Cisco's endpoint protection includes a behavioral analysis engine that monitors for ransomware-like activities (e.g., mass file encryption, rapid file modifications). Upon detection, the feature automatically triggers a rollback, restoring affected files to their pre-encryption state using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshots or similar mechanisms, effectively reversing the ransomware's changes.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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Exploit prevention with ransomware rollback
Why this is correct
Exploit prevention uses behavioral analysis to detect ransomware and can roll back file changes automatically.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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File reputation scanning
Why it's wrong here
File reputation checks file hashes against a known database but does not provide behavioral analysis or rollback.
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Device flow telemetry
Why it's wrong here
Device flow telemetry provides network visibility but not endpoint behavioral detection or rollback.
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Application blocking via policy
Why it's wrong here
Application blocking prevents execution but does not detect ransomware behavior or roll back changes.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Cisco often tests the distinction between prevention (blocking before execution) and remediation (rolling back after execution), so candidates may confuse file reputation or application blocking with the rollback capability, missing that only behavioral analysis with rollback addresses post-infection recovery.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
The ransomware rollback feature leverages the endpoint's file system minifilter driver to intercept and log file write operations in real time. When behavioral analysis (e.g., based on entropy spikes, file type changes, or rapid I/O) triggers an alert, the solution uses the logged metadata to revert files to their original state via VSS or custom restore points. In a real-world scenario, this can recover thousands of files within minutes, even if the ransomware has deleted shadow copies, as the agent maintains its own protected cache.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A practitioner preparing for the 350-701 exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Endpoint Protection and Detection — This question tests Endpoint Protection and Detection — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Exploit prevention with ransomware rollback — Option A is correct because Cisco's endpoint protection includes a behavioral analysis engine that monitors for ransomware-like activities (e.g., mass file encryption, rapid file modifications). Upon detection, the feature automatically triggers a rollback, restoring affected files to their pre-encryption state using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshots or similar mechanisms, effectively reversing the ransomware's changes.
What should I do if I get this 350-701 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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