200-901 · Question #504
Which cloud-based security solution is focused on DNS resolution?
The correct answer is D. Cisco Umbrella. Cisco Umbrella is the cloud-delivered security platform that enforces security policies at the DNS layer, blocking malicious domains before a connection is ever established.
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Which cloud-based security solution is focused on DNS resolution?
Options
- ACisco AMP
- BCisco Meraki Dashboard
- CCisco DNA Center
- DCisco Umbrella
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Why each option
Cisco Umbrella is the cloud-delivered security platform that enforces security policies at the DNS layer, blocking malicious domains before a connection is ever established.
Cisco AMP (Advanced Malware Protection) focuses on endpoint-level file analysis and malware detection, not DNS resolution.
Cisco Meraki Dashboard is a cloud management portal for Meraki network devices and is not a DNS-based security service.
Cisco DNA Center is an on-premises network automation and intent-based networking controller, with no DNS-resolution security function.
Cisco Umbrella acts as a recursive DNS resolver and inspects every DNS query against threat intelligence to block requests to malicious or prohibited domains. Because it operates at the DNS layer, it can prevent connections to threats before any IP-level traffic is exchanged. It is delivered entirely from the cloud and requires no on-premises hardware for DNS-layer protection.
Concept tested: Cisco Umbrella DNS-layer cloud security
Source: https://umbrella.cisco.com/products/dns-security
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