What is provided by the Stealthwatch component of the Cisco Cyber Threat Defense solution?

Question

Options

• Areal-time threat management to stop DDoS attacks to the core and access networks
• Breal-time awareness of users, devices and traffic on the network
• Cmalware control
• Ddynamic threat control for web traffic

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  90% (38)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Cisco Stealthwatch Explanation

Stealthwatch (now Cisco Secure Network Analytics) functions as a network visibility and behavioral analytics tool, providing real-time awareness of users, devices, and traffic across the network by analyzing NetFlow data - making B correct. It collects and correlates telemetry data to detect anomalies and threats, but it is fundamentally a monitoring and detection solution, not a traffic-blocking or filtering one.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is incorrect because DDoS mitigation is handled by dedicated solutions like Cisco Guard/Arbor, not Stealthwatch
• C is incorrect because malware control is the domain of Cisco AMP (Advanced Malware Protection) or Secure Endpoint
• D is incorrect because dynamic web traffic threat control is handled by Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) or Umbrella

Memory Tip: Think of Stealthwatch as your network's "all-seeing eye" - it watches (observe/awareness) everything moving across your network silently, just like a stealthy observer. If the question mentions visibility, behavior, users, devices, or traffic monitoring, Stealthwatch is your answer.

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