Which sites does WBRS block by default?

Question

Options

• Athose with a reputation score equal to or less than -6
• Bthose with a reputation score less than -6
• Cthose with a reputation score greater than 6
• Dthose with a reputation score less than -5.9
• Ethose with a reputation score equal to or less than -5.9

• A
  87% (46)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  8% (4)
• E
  2% (1)

Explanation

WBRS (Web-Based Reputation Service) uses a score range of -10 to +10 to rate website trustworthiness. Option A is correct because Cisco's default configuration blocks sites scoring -6 or lower (equal to or less than -6), meaning the threshold is inclusive - a site scoring exactly -6 is blocked along with anything worse.

Why the distractors fail:

• B (< -6): Uses a strict less-than, which would exclude -6 itself - but -6 is blocked by default, making this too narrow.
• C (> 6): Inverts the logic entirely; high positive scores represent trusted sites that get allowed, not blocked.
• D (< -5.9): Wrong threshold and wrong operator; -5.9 falls in the "scan" zone (between -5.9 and 0), not the block zone.
• E (≤ -5.9): Captures the scan range as if it were the block range - sites at -5.9 are scrutinized (scanned), not outright blocked.

Memory tip: Think of WBRS scoring like a credit score in reverse - the more negative, the worse. The block line sits at -6, and the rule is "six or sicker gets blocked." The ≤ makes the boundary inclusive, which is the detail that separates A from B.

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