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CCNP Security 300-740 SSCA Practice Test 16 (Hard) - Security Policies for the Network Edge - SD-WAN Devices (Secure Firewall, Meraki, Catalyst)

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Which capability do SD-WAN-capable edge devices such as Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki, and Catalyst platforms provide in addition to basic connectivity, relevant to enforcing security policy at branch locations?

Exclusively print server hosting with no relationship to network security or path selection

Integrated security functions (such as firewalling, IPS, and application-aware policy enforcement) applied directly at the branch edge alongside intelligent path selection

Exclusively employee badge access control with no relationship to network security

Exclusively HVAC temperature regulation for the branch office server closet

Exclusively physical cable management with no security or path-selection functionality at all, under normal operating conditions, in accordance with common design practices

Exclusively coffee machine inventory tracking for the branch office break room

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Which design practice would help ensure consistent security policy enforcement across branch offices using a mix of Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki, and Catalyst SD-WAN devices?

Centralizing policy definition through a unified management/orchestration layer that pushes consistent security rules to each device type, accounting for platform-specific capabilities

Manually configuring each device type independently with no coordination or shared policy source at all

Disabling security policy enforcement entirely on any device type that has a different configuration interface

Applying policy only to the device type the administrator is most familiar with, ignoring the others entirely

Assuming all three device types automatically synchronize their security configuration with no central management involved

Randomly assigning different security rules to each branch with no relationship to actual risk or business need

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Which SD-WAN security policy practice would help segment and control traffic between a branch office's guest Wi-Fi network and its internal corporate resources?

Assuming guest traffic poses no risk to internal corporate resources and requires no isolation

Placing guest and corporate traffic on the exact same unsegmented broadcast domain with no isolation at all

Removing all network segmentation capability from the SD-WAN device to reduce configuration complexity

Defining application- and segment-aware policies that isolate guest traffic into its own virtual routing/segmentation context, restricting access to internal corporate subnets

Granting guest Wi-Fi users the same access privileges as corporate domain-joined devices

Disabling all firewall rules between guest and corporate segments to simplify configuration

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Which benefit does application-aware routing on an SD-WAN device provide when combined with security policy enforcement for cloud-bound traffic (such as SaaS applications)?

Application-aware routing guarantees that no cloud application can ever experience an outage

Application-aware routing disables all encryption for cloud-bound traffic to improve routing performance

Traffic destined for trusted, well-known SaaS applications can be routed efficiently (such as directly to the internet) while still being subjected to appropriate security inspection, avoiding unnecessary backhaul

Application-aware routing requires all cloud-bound traffic to be routed through a single physical data center regardless of destination, in a properly maintained environment, in a properly maintained environment, under typical configuration conditions

Application-aware routing eliminates the need for any security inspection of cloud-bound traffic entirely

Application-aware routing automatically grants unrestricted access to every possible internet destination with no policy control

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Which risk would most likely result from an organization deploying SD-WAN edge devices at branch offices with default security configurations and no policy customization for the organization's specific risk profile?

Default configurations would automatically and perfectly match every possible organization's unique risk profile

The organization's DNS infrastructure would automatically fail as a direct result of using default configurations

Default configurations would automatically upgrade themselves to match the organization's needs with no administrator involvement, which is not the standard approach, which is inconsistent with expected behavior

All branch offices would automatically lose connectivity to headquarters if default configurations remain unchanged

The SD-WAN devices would automatically refuse to route any traffic if left at default configuration

Security gaps could exist where default configurations do not adequately address the organization's specific threat model, sensitive applications, or compliance requirements

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Which combination of SD-WAN edge security practices would provide consistent, risk-appropriate protection across a large distributed branch network using Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki, and Catalyst devices?

Disabling all segmentation and inspection capability at any branch with fewer than a fixed number of employees

A one-time policy configuration applied at initial deployment with no review as the organization's branch network grows

Identical, unsegmented network access for guest, IoT, and corporate traffic at every branch location

Application-aware routing with no accompanying security inspection for any cloud-bound traffic

Centralized policy orchestration tailored to the organization's risk profile, segment-aware isolation of guest and IoT traffic, application-aware routing paired with appropriate inspection, and ongoing policy review as branch needs evolve

Independent, uncoordinated configuration of each branch device with no central policy source at all, in accordance with common design practices, which is not the standard approach, in accordance with common design practices, under typical configuration conditions

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Which factor would most influence how an organization prioritizes which branch offices receive SD-WAN security upgrades first when migrating from legacy branch routers?

The branch's traffic volume, the sensitivity of the applications and data accessed from that branch, and its current exposure to security risk under the legacy architecture

The color scheme configured for that branch's internal office decor

The average outdoor temperature at that branch's location

The number of parking spaces available at that branch's office

The font used in that branch's internal newsletter

The specific brand of coffee served in that branch's break room

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Which troubleshooting step would be appropriate if a branch office's SD-WAN device is enforcing a security policy that unexpectedly blocks a legitimate business application after a recent policy update?

Assume the issue is unrelated to the recent policy update and only check the branch's physical network cabling, regardless of the platform version in use, under normal operating conditions

Assume the issue is caused by the branch's choice of desktop wallpaper

Assume the issue is caused by the phase of the moon

Assume SD-WAN security policy enforcement is a deprecated feature no longer supported by any platform

Immediately replace the SD-WAN device with new hardware as the first troubleshooting step

Review the recently updated policy rules and application signatures to identify whether the legitimate application was misclassified or an overly broad rule was introduced

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Which statement accurately describes why converging security and SD-WAN connectivity functions onto the same branch edge devices is advantageous compared to deploying separate, standalone security appliances at each branch?

Converging security and connectivity always eliminates the need for any centralized policy management

Converged devices are simply a different name for standalone appliances with no functional distinction

Standalone separate appliances always provide stronger security than any converged SD-WAN device

Converging security and connectivity functions eliminates the need for any ongoing device patching

It reduces the number of devices to manage and patch at each branch while enabling security policy to be applied with awareness of application and path-selection context in a single integrated platform

Converged devices can only be used at a single branch location and cannot scale to a distributed network

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Which combination of practices would help an organization validate that its SD-WAN edge security policies remain effective as branch office application usage and threat exposure evolve over time?

Rolling out every policy change simultaneously to all branches with no testing or staged rollout

Ignoring enforcement logs entirely since the devices are assumed to always function correctly

Reviewing policy effectiveness only for the branch office located at company headquarters, ignoring all others

Periodically reviewing policy effectiveness against current application usage and threat intelligence, testing policy changes before wide rollout, and monitoring enforcement logs across all branch device types

Defining SD-WAN security policy once during initial branch deployment and never reviewing it again, in accordance with common design practices, which is not the standard approach, in a properly maintained environment

Assuming application usage patterns at branch offices never change after initial deployment

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