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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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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
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- D7% (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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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