SDSI Secure Infrastructure Design Practice Question
A security architect is designing a Cisco Secure Firewall deployment for a multi-cloud environment. Which design strategy ensures consistent security policy enforcement across AWS and Azure instances?
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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Utilize a centralized FMC to manage virtual Secure Firewalls across all cloud environments.
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) acts as the central management plane to push uniform policies across heterogeneous cloud environments.
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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Utilize a centralized FMC to manage virtual Secure Firewalls across all cloud environments.
Why this is correct
Centralized FMC provides a unified control plane for policy consistency.
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Deploy separate FMC instances in each cloud provider for localized management.
Why it's wrong here
This creates silos and inconsistent policy management.
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Use individual Firewall Device Managers (FDM) for every instance.
Why it's wrong here
FDM is intended for small-scale deployments, not enterprise multi-cloud consistency.
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Implement cloud-native security groups exclusively to bypass firewall bottlenecks.
Why it's wrong here
Cloud-native groups lack the advanced L7 inspection provided by Secure Firewall.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Cisco exam blueprint
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