350-701 Endpoint Protection and Detection Practice Question
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit.
```
{
"policy": {
"name": "Default",
"file_reputation": [
{
"threat_score": 100,
"action": "block"
},
{
"threat_score": 80,
"action": "quarantine"
},
{
"threat_score": 0,
"action": "allow"
}
],
"custom_detections": [
{
"sha256": "a1b2c3d4e5f6...",
"action": "block"
}
]
}
}
```Refer to the exhibit. A file with SHA256 hash 'a1b2c3d4e5f6...' is detected on an endpoint. The threat grid returns a score of 90 for this file. What action is taken by AMP?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the precedence of custom detection rules over reputation scores, leading candidates to mistakenly apply the threat grid score logic (e.g., quarantine for high scores) instead of recognizing that the custom rule's action is definitive.
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
✓
Block (because the custom detection rule has action 'block').
The exhibit shows a custom detection rule configured with an action of 'block'. In Cisco AMP, custom detection rules take precedence over reputation scores or threat grid analysis. When a file matches a custom SHA256 hash rule, AMP applies the configured action (block) regardless of the threat score, which in this case is 90.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Allow (because threat score 90 is not specifically matched in reputation).
Why it's wrong here
The custom detection rule matches the SHA256 exactly, overriding reputation.
- ✓
Block (because the custom detection rule has action 'block').
Why this is correct
Custom detections are applied first; the file matches and is blocked.
- ✗
Quarantine (because score 90 falls between 80 and 100).
Why it's wrong here
Custom detection takes priority over file reputation.
- ✗
No action (because the file is in the whitelist).
Why it's wrong here
The exhibit shows a custom detection, not a whitelist.
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