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350-701 Practice Question: Tasked with securing a new cloud deployment on AWS
You are tasked with securing a new cloud deployment on AWS. The environment consists of a web application running on EC2 instances behind an Application Load Balancer (ALB), with data stored in an RDS database. The security requirements include: (1) protect against web application attacks (SQL injection, XSS), (2) ensure only authorized users can access the application, (3) monitor for anomalous behavior. You have decided to use AWS WAF for web application protection, AWS Cognito for user authentication, and Amazon GuardDuty for threat detection. However, the CISO also wants to integrate with Cisco's security portfolio for centralized management and visibility. Which Cisco product would best integrate with these AWS services to provide centralized security management?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between products that provide centralized visibility (Stealthwatch) versus those that enforce inline security (Firepower NGFW) or focus on SaaS security (Cloudlock) or micro-segmentation (Tetration), leading candidates to confuse 'integration with AWS services' with 'deployment in AWS'.
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
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Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics (Stealthwatch)
Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics (Stealthwatch) is the correct choice because it provides centralized visibility and threat detection across hybrid cloud environments, including AWS. It integrates with AWS CloudWatch and VPC Flow Logs to ingest network telemetry, and it can correlate alerts from AWS GuardDuty, WAF, and Cognito into a single pane of glass for security operations. This aligns with the CISO's requirement for centralized management and visibility using Cisco's security portfolio.
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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Cisco Firepower NGFW
Why it's wrong here
Firepower is a firewall, not a central management platform for AWS security services.
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Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics (Stealthwatch)
Why this is correct
Provides centralized visibility and integrates with AWS services.
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Cisco Cloudlock
Why it's wrong here
Cloudlock is for SaaS applications, not IaaS.
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Cisco Tetration
Why it's wrong here
Tetration focuses on workload micro-segmentation, not centralized management of AWS services.
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