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Which of the following is an example of a managed security offering where incident response experts monitor and respond to security alerts in a security operations center (SOC)?

The correct answer is B. Cisco's Active Threat Analytics (ATA). Cisco Active Threat Analytics (ATA) is a managed security service where Cisco SOC experts continuously monitor customer environments and respond to security alerts on their behalf.

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Question

Which of the following is an example of a managed security offering where incident response experts monitor and respond to security alerts in a security operations center (SOC)?

Options

  • ACisco CloudLock
  • BCisco's Active Threat Analytics (ATA)
  • CCisco Managed Firepower Service
  • DCisco Jasper

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    88% (36)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    7% (3)

Why each option

Cisco Active Threat Analytics (ATA) is a managed security service where Cisco SOC experts continuously monitor customer environments and respond to security alerts on their behalf.

ACisco CloudLock

Cisco CloudLock is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) solution focused on securing cloud applications and data, not a managed SOC monitoring and incident response service.

BCisco's Active Threat Analytics (ATA)Correct

Cisco Active Threat Analytics (ATA) is specifically a managed security offering in which Cisco's incident response experts operate within a Security Operations Center to monitor telemetry, detect threats, and respond to security alerts on behalf of customers. It provides 24/7 SOC coverage with human analysts - directly matching the definition of a managed SOC service with incident response capabilities.

CCisco Managed Firepower Service

Cisco Managed Firepower Service is a managed firewall and intrusion prevention service focused on device management and policy tuning, not on SOC-based incident response.

DCisco Jasper

Cisco Jasper is an IoT connectivity management platform for enterprises and mobile operators, unrelated to SOC operations or security monitoring.

Concept tested: Managed SOC security service offerings identification

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/active-threat-analytics/index.html

Topics

#SOC#managed security service#incident response#Cisco ATA

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