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350-701 · Question #712
350-701 Question #712: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B. Secure Web Appliance. A Secure Web Appliance (SWA), often with Web Application Firewall capabilities, is the most effective solution to protect a webserver from application-layer attacks like SQL injection.
Submitted by mike_84· Mar 30, 2026Threat Control
Question
Which solution should a network administrator deploy to protect a webserver from SQL injection attacks?
Options
- AIDS
- BSecure Web Appliance
- CISE
- DIPS
Explanation
A Secure Web Appliance (SWA), often with Web Application Firewall capabilities, is the most effective solution to protect a webserver from application-layer attacks like SQL injection.
Common mistakes.
- A. An IDS (Intrusion Detection System) can identify and alert on SQL injection attempts but does not actively prevent the attack from reaching the web server; it lacks enforcement capabilities.
- C. Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is primarily used for network access control, identity management, and policy enforcement based on user/device identity, not for protecting web applications from SQL injection attacks.
- D. An IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) can block some known SQL injection signatures, but a dedicated WAF (often a feature of an SWA) offers more specialized, granular, and context-aware protection for web application vulnerabilities.
Concept tested. Web application attack protection
Reference. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/web-security-appliance/index.html
Topics
#SQL injection protection#Web Application Firewall#Application security
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