Which is a component of Cisco's Web and E-mail Security Solution?

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Options

• ADevice Profiling
• BNext Generation Intrusion Prevention System
• CNext Generation Firewall
• DDNS-Layer security

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  4% (2)
• D
  94% (47)

Explanation

DNS-Layer security (D) is correct because Cisco's Web and Email Security portfolio includes Cisco Umbrella, which operates at the DNS layer to block malicious domains and URLs before a connection is even established - making it a foundational component of web and email threat defense.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Device Profiling) belongs to Cisco's Network Access Control solutions (like ISE), which identify and classify endpoints on the network - unrelated to web/email content filtering.
• B (NGIPS) is Cisco Firepower's Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System - a separate threat detection product focused on network traffic inspection, not web/email security specifically.
• C (NGFW) is Cisco Firepower's Next-Generation Firewall - another distinct product category focused on perimeter traffic control, not the web/email security suite.

Memory tip: DNS is the very first step in any web request - your device asks "where is this site?" before connecting. Cisco Umbrella intercepts that question, making DNS-layer security the earliest possible block against malicious web destinations, which ties it directly to web security.

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