Which action does Dynamic Content Analysis enable the Web Security Appliance to do?

Question

Options

• AReclassify miscategorized sites.
• BDetermine the most likely category of the website delivering content.
• CBlock web content based on the Web Reputation of the serving site.
• DChoose the best AV engine to scan content.
• ERedirect the user to a site that the security administrator chooses.

• B
  90% (28)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

Dynamic Content Analysis (DCA) fills a critical gap in URL filtering: when a website isn't found in the known URL category database, DCA examines the actual content being delivered by that site in real time and infers the most probable category - making B correct.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is incorrect because reclassifying miscategorized sites is a manual feedback/reporting process tied to URL category submissions, not DCA.
• C is incorrect because blocking based on Web Reputation scores is the job of Web Reputation Filters (WBRS) - a separate, distinct feature.
• D is incorrect because selecting which AV engine to use relates to Adaptive Scanning, which picks engines based on file risk, not DCA.
• E is incorrect because redirecting users is a policy action configured by the administrator, not a function of content analysis.

Memory tip: Think of DCA as a "content detective" - when the WSA doesn't recognize a URL, DCA reads the page and makes its best guess about what category it belongs to. The key phrase is "most likely category", which maps directly to B.

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