Cisco Designing Cisco Security Infrastructure (SDSI, 300-745, CCNP Security, design-focused) (SDSI) (SDSI) — Questions 226–298

You are designing a microsegmentation strategy using Cisco Secure Workload (formerly Tetration) for a multi-tier application. Which mechanism allows you to enforce fine-grained security policies between application tiers while maintaining visibility across the hybrid cloud?

Which THREE items should be included in a 'Security Design Requirements' document?

What is the primary role of Cisco Secure Firewall in a network design?

A security architect is adapting a design post-incident after a credential theft event. Which Cisco ISE feature should be integrated into the architecture to mitigate the risk of compromised static credentials?

Which tool provides visibility into encrypted traffic without full decryption in a Cisco network design?

You are designing a secure API architecture where services are deployed in Kubernetes. You need to enforce authentication and rate limiting at the ingress. Which tool should be used for centralized policy enforcement?

What is the primary goal of implementing microsegmentation in an enterprise data center?

A design architect is updating an incident response strategy. What is the role of the 'Post-Incident Architecture Adaptation' phase?

You are designing security for a SaaS application integrated via Cisco Cloudlock. Which mechanism allows you to detect anomalous data sharing behavior within Google Workspace?

Following a major data exfiltration incident, the design team needs to adapt the architecture to prevent lateral movement. Which Cisco Secure Firewall design modification is most effective for mitigating this risk while maintaining operational performance?

An organization is updating its SOC incident response toolset. Which Cisco technology provides the ability to perform 'retrospective security' by tracking files that have entered the network in the past?

Which THREE design components are required for a successful implementation of Cisco TrustSec? (Select 3)

A security design requires that all outbound traffic be inspected for malware. Which Cisco solution feature should be included to achieve this at the DNS layer?

Following a ransomware incident, an architect must modify the network segmentation strategy. What is the most effective approach to mitigate lateral movement using Cisco TrustSec?

Which THREE of the following are key features of Cisco XDR (formerly SecureX) in an automated pipeline?

Which risk assessment methodology is best suited to guide a design modification for a cloud-native architecture relying on Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics?

Which Cisco solution provides DNS-layer security to prevent users from connecting to malicious domains?

A security architect is designing a SOC response workflow using Cisco SecureX Orchestration. Which mechanism is most effective for automated remediation of an endpoint identified as compromised via Cisco Secure Endpoint?

Which design principle should be followed when implementing micro-segmentation in a data center?

Why is 'Behavioral Analysis' a critical component of Cisco API Security?

Which TWO of the following are true about 'Policy as Code' in Cisco security infrastructure?

What is the primary goal of the 'Requirement Gathering' phase in the Cisco security design process?

A security designer is choosing a firewall architecture for a high-throughput data center core. Which Cisco Firewall platform is purpose-built for this requirement?

When designing a multi-cloud CI/CD security architecture, how should secrets (API keys for Cisco FMC) be managed to ensure compliance?

Which TWO design considerations are critical for a secure management plane for Cisco networking devices? (Select 2)

When designing a secure API environment, which THREE threat categories should be prioritized for detection by Cisco API Security? (Choose THREE)

You are designing microsegmentation for a Kubernetes cluster using Cisco Tetration (Secure Workload). Which specific architectural component must be deployed within the Kubernetes worker nodes to enforce policy without relying on external firewall hairpining?

A security design architect needs to ensure that all endpoints have the latest malware signatures. Which tool provides continuous, automated updates?

A security architect is developing a requirements document for a SOC. Which Cisco capability allows the SOC to prioritize alerts by correlating threats across network, endpoint, and cloud?

Which Cisco product is best for enforcing security policy based on the user's AD group membership?

What is the primary design benefit of deploying Cisco Secure Workload as a 'software-only' solution in a public cloud environment?

Which risk assessment technique involves evaluating the impact of an attack on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an asset?

You are designing security for a SaaS application integrated with Cisco Cloudlock. A user is persistently attempting to share sensitive documents with external parties. Which Cloudlock feature should be applied to remediate this?

When conducting a risk assessment, what is the best way to determine the value of an asset to the organization?

What is the primary architectural benefit of deploying an API Gateway in a microservices environment?

Which TWO identity-based design considerations are critical for secure endpoint access? (Select 2)

Which TWO factors must be considered when designing a Secure Remote Access VPN architecture for a hybrid workforce using Cisco AnyConnect?

Which Cisco solution is best suited to prevent data exfiltration from a cloud-native Kubernetes cluster?

Which TWO design considerations are essential when implementing a Zero Trust architecture for IoT devices in a campus environment using Cisco ISE and TrustSec?

Which TWO of the following steps are required to integrate a security tool (like Cisco Secure Firewall) into a CI/CD pipeline?

To ensure effective post-incident architecture adaptation, which THREE items must be included in the design documentation for future reference? (Choose three)

A SOC manager requests a design that simplifies the incident investigation process. Which TWO Cisco tools should the design include for improved correlation of network traffic and endpoint events? (Choose two)

Which THREE components in Cisco Secure Workload are essential for building a Zero Trust segmentation policy? (Choose THREE)

When selecting a security approach for email threats, which Cisco technology provides automated sandboxing to protect against zero-day phishing?

When designing an API security architecture, what is the primary purpose of 'API Discovery' in the context of Cisco API Security?

Which Cisco product provides visibility into traffic within the cloud, helping to identify potential microsegmentation policies?

A design team is implementing Cisco ISE for a hybrid work environment. Which Cisco ISE architectural component is responsible for processing RADIUS and TACACS+ requests while offloading policy decision logic from the Administration node?

Which Cisco feature is specifically designed to prevent 'Credential Stuffing' in an automated application environment?

A security designer is choosing a tool for DNS-layer security. Which Cisco product is the standard choice?

Which THREE steps are required for a successful security design process?

A network designer needs to implement a VPN that supports both remote access and site-to-site connectivity. Which protocol is recommended for modern Cisco hardware?

A design requirement for a SOC environment is to have real-time visibility into who is on the network. Which Cisco tool is best for this?

In a design for a Zero Trust architecture, what is the primary function of the Policy Decision Point (PDP)?

When designing a secure API environment, which THREE tasks should the API Gateway handle? (Choose THREE)

What is the purpose of 'Microsegmentation' in a cloud-native architecture?

Which Cisco solution is primarily designed to provide visibility and protection for SaaS applications like Office 365, Salesforce, and Slack?

When designing a secure management plane, why is it critical to use a dedicated Out-of-Band (OOB) network?

Which TWO factors must be considered when designing SaaS security using Cisco Cloudlock to ensure compliance with data protection regulations? (Choose TWO)

When designing an automated security policy deployment for Cisco Secure Workload (formerly Tetration), which mechanism allows you to test policies in a simulation environment before applying them to production?

Which TWO methods are used by Cisco Stealthwatch to detect anomalies in network traffic?

A design requirements document specifies a need for 'Network Segmentation' to contain breaches. Which Cisco technology provides the best granular control using Scalable Group Tags (SGTs)?

Your organization uses a hybrid cloud model. You are tasked with designing a security posture for workloads in AWS and Azure using Cisco Secure Workload. What is the benefit of the 'Anywhere' agent approach?

Which Cisco tool is best suited for designing and documenting network security architectures?

To protect a SaaS application accessed by remote users, which Cisco solution provides a unified cloud-native security stack including DNS-layer security and SWG?

What is the primary role of Cisco SecureX in a SOC architecture?

You are designing microsegmentation for a Kubernetes cluster using Cisco Tetration (Secure Workload). You need to ensure that only authorized pods can communicate with a specific backend database service. Which architectural component should be enforced to achieve zero-trust segmentation at the application layer?

When assessing risk for a remote office branch, the architect decides to use Cisco Umbrella. Which requirement is addressed by implementing the Umbrella roaming client for branch endpoints?

A manufacturing firm wants to secure IoT devices using Cisco TrustSec. Which mechanism ensures that traffic from IoT sensors is isolated from corporate traffic without relying on complex VLAN/ACL management?

You are designing security for a multi-cloud environment. Which feature in Cisco Secure Firewall allows for automated policy deployment based on cloud tags?

Which THREE of the following are considered 'Threat Response' automation actions in a Cisco XDR environment?

Which protocol is used for the control plane communication between Cisco SD-WAN controllers?

Which TWO methods are effective for securing email infrastructure against phishing?

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?