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Which is a feature of E-mail Security?
The correct answer is C. Outbreak Filters. Outbreak Filters is a native feature of Cisco Email Security that intercepts email-based threats before signature updates are available.
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Which is a feature of E-mail Security?
Options
- ALayer-4 Monitoring
- BUmbrella
- COutbreak Filters
- DInvestigate
How the community answered
(20 responses)- A5% (1)
- B5% (1)
- C90% (18)
Why each option
Outbreak Filters is a native feature of Cisco Email Security that intercepts email-based threats before signature updates are available.
Layer-4 Monitoring is a network-level traffic inspection technique used in firewalls and IDS systems, not a feature of email security platforms.
Umbrella is Cisco's DNS-layer security product that blocks threats at domain resolution, and is not part of the email security feature set.
Outbreak Filters is a built-in feature of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) that uses real-time threat data from Cisco Talos to quarantine malicious messages during the window between a new outbreak and the release of antivirus signatures. It applies dynamic rules based on message characteristics to stop threats proactively, making it a defining capability of the email security platform.
Investigate is a Cisco Talos threat intelligence and indicator-of-compromise analysis tool, not a feature of email security.
Concept tested: Cisco Email Security Outbreak Filters feature
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/esa/esa14-0/user_guide/b_ESA_Admin_Guide_14-0/b_ESA_Admin_Guide_12_1_chapter_010110.html
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