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QUESTION 24
How does a SOC leverage flow collectors?

QUESTION 25
A video game company identified a potential threat of a SYN flood attack, which could disrupt the online gaming services and impact user experience. The attack can overwhelm network resources by exploiting the TCP handshake process, leading to server unavailability and degraded performance. To safeguard the company’s infrastructure and ensure uninterrupted service, it is essential to enhance the security measures in place. The company must implement a solution that manages and mitigates the risk of such network-based attacks. Which security product must be implemented to mitigate similar risks?

QUESTION 26
A developer is building new API functions for a cloud-based application. Before writing the code, the developer wants to ensure that destructive actions, including deleting and updating data, are properly protected by access control identifying sensitive fields such as those that contain passwords or personally identifiable information. Which approach must be used to score the risks proactively?

QUESTION 27
A manufacturing company recently experienced a network-down scenario due to malware spread on the management network. The company wants to implement a solution to detect and mitigate a similar threat in the future and protect the overall network. Which solution meets the requirements?

QUESTION 28
Refer to the exhibit. In addition to SSL decryption, which firewall feature allows malware to be blocked?

QUESTION 29
A financial company is in the process of upgrading network access across the entire company.
The solution must ensure:
– least privilege access
– control access across different network segments
– increased security for employers
Which solution approach must the company take?

QUESTION 30
A logistics company wants to deploy an application in the cloud using cloud native techniques.
The company must ensure that the development, testing, and production environments are as identical as possible with the lowest risk of the development and testing environments impacting production. Which solution must be used to accomplish the task?

QUESTION 31
An oil and gas company recently faced a security breach when an employee’s notepad, which contained critical login credentials, was stolen. The incident led to unauthorized access to a user account, which posed a significant risk to sensitive company data and operations. The company wants to adopt a security measure that enhances user account protection. Which action must be taken to prevent breaches like this from happening in the future?

QUESTION 32
A retail company is facing a series of cyberattacks targeting web servers, which results in disruptions to online services. Upon investigation, the security team identified that these attacks involved invalid HTTP request headers, which were used to exploit vulnerabilities in the web application. To safeguard the company websites against similar threats in the future, the security team must deploy a security solution specifically designed to detect and block such malicious web traffic. Which security product must be used to protect the websites from similar attacks?

QUESTION 33
A product manager is focused on maintaining the security integrity of a microservice-based application as new features are developed and integrated. To ensure that known software vulnerabilities are not introduced into the product, it is crucial to implement a robust application security technique. The technique must be applied during the build phase of the software development lifecycle, which allows the team to proactively identify and address vulnerability risks before deployment. Which application security technique must be applied to accomplish the goal?

QUESTION 34
An employee of a pharmaceutical company accidentally checked in code that contains AWS secret keys to a public GitHub repository, which exposes production resources to attackers. Which mitigation strategy must a security engineer recommend to prevent future reoccurrence?

QUESTION 35
Which design policy addresses harmful content creation by generative AI?

QUESTION 36
A company has been facing recurring issues with SQL injection vulnerabilities affecting the products, leading to significant disruptions for customers. To address the security concerns proactively, the company wants to integrate a tool into the CI/CD pipeline. The tool must be capable of identifying vulnerabilities such as SQL injection early in the development process, which allows developers to rectify issues before the code is deployed. Which solution must be implemented to meet the requirement?

QUESTION 37
The network security team of a private university is conducting a comprehensive audit to evaluate the security posture across the network infrastructure. During the review, the security team found that a trusted vendor disclosed serious vulnerabilities identified in a product that plays a crucial role in the university’s CI/CD pipeline. The security team must act promptly to mitigate the potential risks posed by these vulnerabilities.
Which action must the security team take first in response to the disclosure?

QUESTION 38
A bank experienced challenges with compromised endpoints gaining access to the internal network. To enhance security, the bank wants to ensure that all endpoints are scanned for compliance check before being allowed to access the network. Which action achieves the level of security and control?

QUESTION 39
A construction company recently introduced a BYOD policy, where contractors can bring personal devices and connect to the wireless network. The network engineer configured a Wi-Fi network with a guest splash page to provide internet access only. Although the policy was limited to wireless devices, contractors started bringing devices that needed wired connections without authorization and connecting to the network. The network team suggested shutting down ports where unauthorized devices are connected. Which technology must be implemented to ensure that wired and wireless devices are granted network access only after successful authentication?

QUESTION 40
A restaurant distribution center recently suffered a password spray attack targeting the Cisco Secure Firepower Threat Defense VPN headend. The attack attempts to gain unauthorized access by trying common passwords across many accounts. The attack poses a significant security threat to the organization’s remote access infrastructure. To enhance the security of VPN setup and minimize the risk of similar attacks in the future, the IT security team must implement effective mitigation measures. Which technique effectively reduces the risk of this type of attack?

QUESTION 41
A global hotel chain is using Cisco ISE and Cisco switches to manage the network. The hotel company wants to enhance network security by segmenting users and endpoints. The company must ensure that devices within the same VLAN cannot communicate with each other. The goal is to prevent cross-communication without the use of dynamic access control lists. Which action must be taken using Cisco ISE to meet the requirement?

QUESTION 42
An agricultural company wants to enhance the cybersecurity posture by implementing a defense-in-depth strategy to protect against polymorphic malware threats. Currently, the company’s security infrastructure relies solely on a stateful traditional edge firewall that does not provide adequate protection against malware variants. Which technology must be added to the company’s security architecture to achieve the goal?

QUESTION 43
A restaurant distribution center recently suffered a password spray attack targeting the Cisco Secure Firepower Threat Defense VPN headend. The attack attempts to gain unauthorized access by trying common passwords across many accounts. The attack poses a significant security threat to the organization’s remote access infrastructure. To enhance the security of the VPN setup and minimize the risk of similar attacks in the future, the IT security team must implement effective mitigation measures. Which technique effectively reduces the risk of this type of attack?

QUESTION 44
An IT company operates an application in a SaaS model. The administrative tasks, such as customer onboarding, within the application must be restricted to users who are on the corporate network where admins can access those functions via a web browser or a smartphone application. Which application technology must be used to provide granular control based on function?

QUESTION 45
Which function does a DLP system perform when protecting application data?