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Which two attack vectors are protected by Next Gen IPS?(Choose two)
The correct answer is A. Corporate WAN B. Cloud. This question identifies the two network attack vectors that Cisco Next-Generation IPS is deployed to protect, which are corporate WAN traffic and cloud-based traffic.
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Which two attack vectors are protected by Next Gen IPS?(Choose two)
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- ACorporate WAN
- BCloud
- CVoicemail
- DEndpoints
- EEmail
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(42 responses)- A88% (37)
- C2% (1)
- D2% (1)
- E7% (3)
Why each option
This question identifies the two network attack vectors that Cisco Next-Generation IPS is deployed to protect, which are corporate WAN traffic and cloud-based traffic.
Corporate WAN is a primary deployment point for Next-Gen IPS because it inspects traffic crossing internal network boundaries and between branch sites, detecting intrusion attempts and exploits transiting the enterprise network.
Cloud environments are also protected by Next-Gen IPS capabilities, as organizations extend IPS policy enforcement to cloud workloads and cloud-edge traffic to detect threats targeting cloud-hosted applications and infrastructure.
Voicemail is a specialized unified communications attack vector not within the traffic inspection scope of a network-based Next-Gen IPS.
Endpoint attack vectors are addressed by endpoint detection and response or host-based IPS solutions, not network-deployed Next-Gen IPS.
Email attack vectors are specifically addressed by dedicated email security gateways that inspect SMTP traffic, which is a separate product category from Next-Gen IPS.
Concept tested: Next-Generation IPS protected network attack vectors
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/ngips/index.html
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