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500-651 · Question #29

Which Cisco product is a part of the Data Center threat centric solution?

The correct answer is C. NGFWv. NGFWv (Next-Generation Firewall virtual) is Cisco's virtualized NGFW specifically designed for Data Center environments, providing threat-centric security with advanced malware protection, intrusion prevention, and application visibility - core pillars of Cisco's Data Center…

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Question

Which Cisco product is a part of the Data Center threat centric solution?

Options

  • ACloudlock
  • BCisco Defense Orchestrator
  • CNGFWv
  • DMeraki MX

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • C
    89% (24)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

NGFWv (Next-Generation Firewall virtual) is Cisco's virtualized NGFW specifically designed for Data Center environments, providing threat-centric security with advanced malware protection, intrusion prevention, and application visibility - core pillars of Cisco's Data Center threat-centric security architecture.

Why the distractors are wrong:

  • A. Cloudlock - A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) solution; it belongs to Cisco's Cloud Security portfolio, not the Data Center threat-centric solution.
  • B. Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO) - A cloud-based policy management tool for simplifying firewall management across multiple devices; it's a management/orchestration tool, not a Data Center threat-centric security product.
  • D. Meraki MX - A cloud-managed security appliance aimed at branch/SD-WAN deployments, not Data Center threat-centric architectures.

Memory tip: Think "v = virtualized = Data Center" - NGFWv's "v" signals it's the virtualized form factor built for the Data Center. Physical branch offices get Meraki MX; clouds get Cloudlock; Data Centers get NGFWv.

Topics

#Data Center Security#Next Generation Firewall#Threat Protection#Virtual Appliances

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