Which tool prevents data loss and defends against phishing attacks?

Question

Options

• ACisco Secure Web Appliance
• BCisco Secure Access by Duo
• CCisco Secure Email Gateway
• DCisco Cloudlock

• B
  4% (1)
• C
  92% (23)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Cisco Secure Email Gateway (C) is purpose-built to protect email infrastructure - it scans inbound messages to block phishing, malware, and spam, while also applying Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies to prevent sensitive data from leaving the organization via outbound email. These two capabilities (anti-phishing + DLP) directly match the question's criteria.

Why the others are wrong:

• A. Cisco Secure Web Appliance - protects against web-based threats (malicious URLs, drive-by downloads) but focuses on web traffic, not email-borne phishing or email DLP.
• B. Cisco Secure Access by Duo - provides multi-factor authentication (MFA) and Zero Trust access control; it verifies who is logging in, not what's in email content.
• D. Cisco Cloudlock - is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) that governs data in SaaS applications (like Google Drive or Salesforce), not email gateways.

Memory tip: Think "Gateway = Gate for mail." Email Gateway = guards what comes in (phishing) and goes out (data loss). If the question mentions both phishing and data loss together, the answer will almost always point to an email security solution.

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