Which action can the security administrator define using Application Visibility and Controls?

Question

Options

• Ato control application actions inside Web 2.0 applications
• Bto define bandwidth controls for streaming media content types
• Cto use Web Reputation Score to block or allow URL content to be delivered from the appliance
• Dto block MIME content types on a per policy basis

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  92% (48)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Application Visibility and Control (AVC) on Cisco's Web Security Appliance is specifically designed for traffic management at the application layer, and defining bandwidth controls for streaming media content types (B) is a core AVC capability - it lets administrators throttle or restrict bandwidth consumption by media-heavy applications like video streaming.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is close but describes granular in-app action control (e.g., blocking "Like" within Facebook), which belongs to the AVC sub-feature called Application Behaviors, not the broader AVC definition being tested here.
• C describes Web Reputation Filtering, a separate feature that scores URLs and allows/blocks them based on threat intelligence - completely distinct from AVC.
• D describes MIME type blocking, which is configured within Access Policies, not AVC.

Memory tip: Think of AVC as a traffic cop for bandwidth - it sees what application traffic is flowing and controls how much pipe it gets. If a question mentions streaming, bandwidth throttling, or application traffic shaping, AVC is your answer. Web Reputation = URL scores; MIME blocking = Access Policies; AVC = bandwidth/application visibility.

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