What are two ways that Cisco helps customers balance protection and accessibility? (Choose two )

Question

Options

• ALeverage integrated tools and dynamic context to enforce policies
• BReinforce device infrastructure with an extensive security portfolio
• CProvide vital training to ensure a skilled workforce.
• DAnalyze user and device vulnerability.
• EManage risk more effectively across the environment.

• A
  76% (35)
• B
  7% (3)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  15% (7)

Explanation

Balancing protection with accessibility means Cisco must enable legitimate users to work freely while still enforcing security - not just lock everything down.

Why A and E are correct:

• (A) Using integrated tools alongside dynamic context (user behavior, device posture, location, etc.) lets Cisco enforce policies that adapt to the situation - granting access when appropriate and blocking when risky. This directly serves both protection and accessibility.
• (E) Managing risk across the environment implies a holistic, calibrated approach - not maximum restriction, but right-sized controls - which is the essence of balancing the two goals.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• (B) Reinforcing device infrastructure with a security portfolio describes a defensive posture only - it doesn't address enabling accessibility.
• (C) Training a skilled workforce is a valuable outcome but is not a mechanism Cisco uses to balance protection and accessibility for customers.
• (D) Analyzing user and device vulnerability is a detection/assessment activity, not a balancing strategy.

Memory tip: Think of the word "balance" as your filter. Only A and E describe actions that serve both sides of the scale - protection and access together. Any answer that sounds purely defensive (B), purely educational (C), or purely analytical (D) tips the scale only one way.

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