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Content Security practice questions

Use this page to practise Content Security questions for this certification. Focus on how the exam tests content security in scenario format — understanding the why behind each answer builds more durable knowledge than memorising options.

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20 questionsDomain: Content Security
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What the exam tests

What to know about Content Security

Content Security questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage content security concepts in scenario-based situations.

Core Content Security concepts and how they apply in real-world cloud scenarios.

How to deploy content security correctly and verify the outcome.

Troubleshooting content security issues by interpreting error output and system state.

Cloud best practices and Content Security design trade-offs tested by this certification.

Watch out for

Common Content Security exam traps

  • ▸Selecting the most expensive service when a simpler managed option meets the requirement.
  • ▸Forgetting that cloud resources must be explicitly secured — defaults are rarely secure.
  • ▸Choosing a global service fix when the issue is region-specific.
  • ▸Overlooking cost implications of cross-region data transfer in architecture questions.

Practice set

Content Security questions

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Question 1mediummultiple choice
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A company uses Cisco Umbrella to enforce web security. After deploying a new policy that blocks all social media sites, users report that they cannot access a corporate Salesforce instance that uses a social login feature. Which Umbrella setting should be adjusted to resolve the issue without weakening the policy?

Question 2hardmultiple choice
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An engineer is troubleshooting a Cisco WSA that is failing to block malware downloads from a specific cloud storage website. The URL filtering policy is set to block the 'Cloud Storage' category, and the Web Reputation score is set to block scores below -5.0. Users can still download files. What is the most likely cause?

Question 3easymultiple choice
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A network administrator wants to block access to a specific URL category on the Cisco WSA but allow access to all other categories. Which action should be taken in the Access Policy?

Question 4mediummultiple choice
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An organization is using Cisco ESA to protect against email-borne threats. They notice that some phishing emails are not being caught by the anti-spam engine. The emails contain malicious URLs that are rewritten by the ESA. Which feature should be verified to ensure the rewritten URLs are properly analyzed?

Question 5hardmultiple choice
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A company is deploying Cisco Umbrella to enforce security policies for remote users. They want to ensure that DNS requests from roaming clients are routed through Umbrella's DNS resolvers. However, some users are bypassing Umbrella by using third-party DNS servers like Google (8.8.8.8). Which configuration should be applied to prevent this?

Question 6easymultiple choice
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A network administrator needs to configure Cisco WSA to decrypt HTTPS traffic for inspection. What is the first step that must be completed?

Question 7mediummultiple choice
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An organization is using Cisco ESA and wants to ensure that outgoing emails containing credit card numbers are blocked before leaving the network. Which feature should be configured?

Question 8hardmultiple choice
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During a security audit, it is discovered that some malware downloads were not blocked by the Cisco WSA even though the Web Reputation score was set to block scores below -5.0. The logs show that the downloads came from sites with a reputation score of -6.2. What is the most likely reason the downloads were not blocked?

Question 9mediummulti select
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Which TWO actions are best practices when configuring a Cisco WSA to block malicious websites? (Choose two.)

Question 10hardmulti select
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Which THREE features are available in Cisco Umbrella to protect against DNS-based threats? (Choose three.)

Question 11easymulti select
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Which TWO benefits does the Cisco ESA provide for email security? (Choose two.)

Question 12hardmultiple choice
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A user in the Engineering group reports that they cannot access a banking website (https://www.examplebank.com). The website is categorized as 'Financial' by the WSA. Based on the exhibit, what is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

ciscowsa# show accesspolicy detail PolicyName: Engineering
  Policy: Engineering
  Identification Profiles: Engineering_IP
  User Identification: Transparent
  
  Web Reputation:
    Action: Block
    Threshold: -6.0
  
  URL Filtering:
    Category: Malware
      Action: Block
    Category: Phishing
      Action: Block
    Category: Social Networking
      Action: Monitor
  
  Malware Scanning:
    Action: Scan
    File Types: exe, dll, zip, jar
  
  HTTPS Decryption:
    Action: Decrypt
    Bypass Categories: Financial, Health
Question 13mediummultiple choice
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An email administrator sees the above log entry in the Cisco ESA. What will happen to the email?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

log: "Message 12345 from 192.0.2.10 to user@domain.com: DLP violation: Credit card pattern detected. Policy: 'Block Credit Cards' Action: Quarantine"
Question 14mediummultiple choice
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A multinational company has recently deployed Cisco Umbrella for DNS-layer security across all offices. The security team receives reports that users in the Asia-Pacific region cannot access a critical cloud-based CRM application (crm.company.com). The CRM is hosted by a third-party provider and uses a custom domain. The Umbrella dashboard shows that DNS requests for crm.company.com are being blocked with the reason 'Cisco Umbrella Intelligence Feed: Blocked Domain'. The domain is not part of any standard security category. The IT team has verified that the domain is legitimate and necessary for business operations. What should the administrator do to restore access while maintaining security?

Question 15hardmultiple choice
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A university is using Cisco WSA to filter web traffic for its students and staff. The WSA is configured with transparent proxy mode and uses Active Directory for authentication. Recently, the IT department received complaints that some users cannot access certain educational websites that are correctly categorized as 'Education'. The WSA policy has a default rule that blocks all categories except those explicitly allowed. The 'Education' category is set to 'Allow'. However, affected users are shown a block page with the reason 'Web Reputation: Low Reputation'. The Web Reputation threshold is set to -5.0. The IT team checked the reputation scores of the blocked sites and found they are around -4.5. What is the most likely reason for the block?

Question 16mediummultiple choice
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A company is deploying Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) to enforce acceptable use policies. Users report that some legitimate websites are being blocked incorrectly. The security team wants to allow these sites while still blocking known malware sites. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 17hardmultiple choice
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A network administrator is troubleshooting an issue where users cannot send emails with attachments larger than 10 MB through the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA). The ESA is configured with a mail flow policy that has a maximum message size of 20 MB. What is the most likely cause of the issue?

Question 18easymultiple choice
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A company uses Cisco Umbrella to protect its remote users. The security team notices that some users are able to bypass Umbrella by using a different DNS resolver. Which deployment method ensures that all DNS traffic is forced through Umbrella?

Question 19hardmultiple choice
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A security engineer is configuring Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) to block access to social media sites during business hours. The company wants to allow access to LinkedIn for the HR department. Which policy configuration approach should the engineer use?

Question 20mediummulti select
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A company is deploying Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) to protect against phishing attacks. The security team wants to implement two security features to detect malicious URLs in emails. Which two features should be enabled? (Choose two.)

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Frequently asked questions

What does the 350-701 exam test about Content Security?
Content Security questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage content security concepts in scenario-based situations.
How should I use these practice questions?
Select your answer before revealing the explanation. Then read why each option is right or wrong — this active recall approach builds retention far faster than re-reading notes.
Can I practise just Content Security questions in a focused session?
Yes — the session launcher on this page draws every question from the Content Security domain. Use a 10-question session first to gauge your baseline, then move to 20 or 30 once the weak spots are clear.
Where can I practise other 350-701 topics?
Use the topic links above to move to related areas, or go back to the 350-701 question bank to see all topics.
Are these real exam questions or dumps?
These are original practice questions written to test the same concepts the 350-701 exam covers. They are not copied from any real exam or dump site.