What is one benefit of Cisco Umbrella?

Question

Options

• Aview of the network at a fixed point in the past to troubleshoot issues
• Bprotection against command-and-control callbacks
• Ceasy hardware installation
• Dreal-time telemetry

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  88% (29)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Cisco Umbrella is a cloud-delivered security platform that sits at the DNS layer, blocking malicious domains before a connection is even established - this includes stopping command-and-control (C2) callbacks, which are the outbound communications that malware uses to receive instructions from attackers after a system is compromised. Option A is wrong because Umbrella provides real-time and historical visibility, but its value is not "fixed point in the past" troubleshooting - that describes something like a network snapshot or packet capture tool. Option C is wrong because Umbrella is entirely cloud-based with no hardware to install; it works by redirecting DNS traffic. Option D is wrong because real-time telemetry is more characteristic of platforms like Cisco Stealthwatch/Secure Network Analytics or endpoint solutions, not Umbrella's primary value proposition.

Memory tip: Think of Umbrella as a security bouncer at the door - it checks every DNS request before letting traffic through, which means it catches C2 callbacks before the malware can "call home."

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