350-701 Content Security Practice Question
Which Cisco security solution provides DNS-layer security to block access to malicious domains before a connection is established?
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Cisco Umbrella
Cisco Umbrella operates at the DNS layer to block requests to malicious domains.
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Cisco Umbrella
Why this is correct
Correct. Umbrella provides DNS security and cloud proxy.
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Cisco ESA
Why it's wrong here
ESA is for email security, not DNS.
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Cisco WSA
Why it's wrong here
WSA is a web proxy, not DNS-layer.
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Cisco Firepower NGFW
Why it's wrong here
Firepower does not operate at the DNS layer for domain blocking.
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