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700-551 · Question #47

Which three options are Web and E-mail Security products? (Choose three.)

The correct answer is A. Cisco Umbrella B. Cloudlock F. NGFW. Note: There appears to be an error in the stated correct answer. Based on Cisco's official product categorization, the correct three Web and E-mail Security products should be A, B, and C - not A, B, F. Here's why: Why A and B are correct: Cisco Umbrella (A) is a…

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Question

Which three options are Web and E-mail Security products? (Choose three.)

Options

  • ACisco Umbrella
  • BCloudlock
  • CWeb Security Appliance (WSA)
  • DMeraki
  • EInvestigate
  • FNGFW

How the community answered

(15 responses)
  • A
    87% (13)
  • D
    7% (1)
  • E
    7% (1)

Explanation

Note: There appears to be an error in the stated correct answer. Based on Cisco's official product categorization, the correct three Web and E-mail Security products should be A, B, and C - not A, B, F. Here's why:

Why A and B are correct:

  • Cisco Umbrella (A) is a cloud-delivered DNS-layer security and Secure Web Gateway, making it a core web security product.
  • Cloudlock (B) is Cisco's Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) that protects cloud-based email and web applications from threats.

Why C (WSA) should be correct, not F (NGFW):

  • Web Security Appliance (WSA) (C) is literally a dedicated web security product - it inspects and filters web traffic. It almost certainly belongs in this category.
  • NGFW (F) is a Next-Generation Firewall, which falls under Network Security, not Web and Email Security. It has some URL filtering capability, but its primary classification is network perimeter security.

Why D and E are wrong:

  • Meraki (D) is Cisco's cloud-managed networking platform (switches, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN), not a security-specific product.
  • Investigate (E) is Cisco Umbrella Investigate, a threat intelligence tool for DNS/domain research - a research tool, not a security gateway.

Memory tip: Think "WAC" - Web Security Appliance, Ambrella (Umbrella), and Cloudlock - are the three products that filter, block, or broker web/email threats. Anything with "firewall" or "network" in the name belongs in a different bucket.

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#Web Security#Email Security#Cisco Portfolio#Product Classification

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