Cisco 300-710 Practice Test 73
Question 720
A Secure Firewall deployment change request reports: An administrator grants excessive endpoint management permissions to a firewall reporting integration that only needs documented read access. Which TWO complementary choices provide the most appropriate corrective action and its direct independent verification? Select TWO answers.
- Inspect token validity, connector role permissions, integration status, ingestion lag and a known controlled endpoint alert.
- Configure Rapid Threat Containment with trustworthy triggering evidence, precise target identifiers, supported enforcement and reversible authorization.
- Assume a configured integration stays functional after credential revocation and that an empty event feed proves endpoint safety.
- Set supported integration credentials and least-privilege permissions, monitoring connector errors and event freshness.
- Inspect connector health, endpoint GUID, file hash, event timestamps and available trajectory references.
Explanation
Correct Answers
A:Direct independent How to verify: Inspect token validity, connector role permissions, integration status, ingestion lag and a known controlled endpoint alert.
D:Appropriate implementation: Set supported integration credentials and least-privilege permissions, monitoring connector errors and event freshness. Case details: An administrator grants excessive endpoint management permissions to a firewall reporting integration that only needs documented read access. Governing behavior: External security integrations require valid authentication and appropriate scopes; zero incoming events can indicate connector failure.
Incorrect Answers
B:This alternative describes a different control, Rapid Threat Containment contextual action workflow, rather than this scenario’s Secure Endpoint connector permissions and health: Configure Rapid Threat Containment with trustworthy triggering evidence, precise target identifiers, supported enforcement and reversible authorization. Case details: An administrator grants excessive endpoint management permissions to a firewall reporting integration that only needs documented read access. Governing behavior: External security integrations require valid authentication and appropriate scopes; zero incoming events can indicate connector failure.
C:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume a configured integration stays functional after credential revocation and that an empty event feed proves endpoint safety.
E:That option would inspect connector health, endpoint GUID, file hash, event timestamps and available trajectory references, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: External security integrations require valid authentication and appropriate scopes; zero incoming events can indicate connector failure.
Question 721
An FMC policy and traffic review discovers: A third-party intelligence source publishes indicators, but the TID configuration expects the wrong format and none are ingested. Which security configuration or operational step BEST addresses the requirement? Select ONE best answer.
- Review dynamic malware dispositions and retrospective updates, linking file hashes, events and affected host context.
- Apply feed confidence, source validation and narrowly governed exceptions before enforcing high-impact indicator actions.
- Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
- Configure supported Threat Intelligence Director feed format, scheduling and ingestion validation with approved indicator scope.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Appropriate implementation: Configure supported Threat Intelligence Director feed format, scheduling and ingestion validation with approved indicator scope.
Incorrect Answers
A:That option would review dynamic malware dispositions and retrospective updates, linking file hashes, events and affected host context, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
B:That option would apply feed confidence, source validation and narrowly governed exceptions before enforcing high-impact indicator actions, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
C:That option would assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
Question 722
An engineer validates a Cisco Secure Firewall implementation: A third-party intelligence source publishes indicators, but the TID configuration expects the wrong format and none are ingested. Which firewall behavior or technical principle BEST explains the observed condition? Select ONE best answer.
- External SIEM integrations must preserve event identity and context; ingestion success alone does not guarantee accurate security interpretation.
- Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
- Security analytics visibility depends on exported event coverage, transport reliability and consistent timestamp interpretation.
- Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Underlying platform principle: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
Incorrect Answers
A:This alternative describes a different control, Splunk FMC security-event ingestion and field mapping, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: External SIEM integrations must preserve event identity and context; ingestion success alone does not guarantee accurate security interpretation.
B:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly. It cannot establish the stated security outcome.
C:This alternative describes a different control, Cisco Security Analytics and Logging visibility pipeline, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: Security analytics visibility depends on exported event coverage, transport reliability and consistent timestamp interpretation.
Question 723
A security operations incident describes: A third-party intelligence source publishes indicators, but the TID configuration expects the wrong format and none are ingested. Which specific evidence is MOST useful to confirm the real root cause? Select ONE best answer.
- Inspect correlated identity, trigger conditions, supported enforcement path, action audit and an authorized test quarantine.
- Inspect file hash, initial and updated verdict times, retrospective event and corresponding endpoint telemetry.
- Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
- Inspect feed parsing and refresh logs, representative indicator entries, ingestion counts and related policy events.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Direct independent verification: Inspect feed parsing and refresh logs, representative indicator entries, ingestion counts and related policy events.
Incorrect Answers
A:That option would inspect correlated identity, trigger conditions, supported enforcement path, action audit and an authorized test quarantine, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
B:That option would inspect file hash, initial and updated verdict times, retrospective event and corresponding endpoint telemetry, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
C:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly. It cannot establish the stated security outcome.
Question 724
During a firewall implementation acceptance test: A third-party intelligence source publishes indicators, but the TID configuration expects the wrong format and none are ingested. Which observed result BEST confirms that the change meets the intended security requirement? Select ONE best answer.
- Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
- Expected validated indicators appear with current timestamps and trigger only their approved detection or blocking actions.
- High-confidence harmful indicators are actionable while legitimate destinations remain available through documented review and reversible controls.
- A clearly identified offending endpoint is contained through the approved path and can be safely restored without collateral isolation.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:Required acceptance evidence: Expected validated indicators appear with current timestamps and trigger only their approved detection or blocking actions.
Incorrect Answers
A:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly. Case details: A third-party intelligence source publishes indicators, but the TID configuration expects the wrong format and none are ingested. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
C:This alternative describes a different control, Threat Intelligence Director indicator confidence and exceptions, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: High-confidence harmful indicators are actionable while legitimate destinations remain available through documented review and reversible controls.
D:This alternative describes a different control, Rapid Threat Containment contextual action workflow, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: A clearly identified offending endpoint is contained through the approved path and can be safely restored without collateral isolation.
Question 725
A CCNP Security practice scenario presents this condition: A third-party intelligence source publishes indicators, but the TID configuration expects the wrong format and none are ingested. Which misleading assumption MOST directly causes this issue and must be rejected? Select ONE best answer.
- Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
- Assume an initial benign file verdict is permanent and that every retrospective detection means the file was originally blocked.
- Assume an XDR correlated incident automatically proves compromise and can command every connected security product regardless of permissions.
- Assume every forwarded log string is parsed into reliable Splunk firewall fields automatically without validation.
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:Reject the scenario-specific unsafe assumption: Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly. The stated shortcut conflicts with the intended control and its documented verification.
Incorrect Answers
B:That option would assume an initial benign file verdict is permanent and that every retrospective detection means the file was originally blocked, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
C:That option would assume an XDR correlated incident automatically proves compromise and can command every connected security product regardless of permissions, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
D:That option would assume every forwarded log string is parsed into reliable Splunk firewall fields automatically without validation, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
Question 726
A firewall service owner escalates the following: A firewall blocks based on an old domain feed because the connector has not successfully refreshed for several days. Which security configuration or operational step BEST addresses the requirement? Select ONE best answer.
- Configure supported Threat Intelligence Director feed format, scheduling and ingestion validation with approved indicator scope.
- Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
- Use supported XDR investigation context and authorized response integrations, validating affected identities and approval before containment.
- Apply feed confidence, source validation and narrowly governed exceptions before enforcing high-impact indicator actions.
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:Appropriate implementation: Configure supported Threat Intelligence Director feed format, scheduling and ingestion validation with approved indicator scope.
Incorrect Answers
B:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly. It cannot establish the stated security outcome.
C:That option would use supported XDR investigation context and authorized response integrations, validating affected identities and approval before containment, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
D:This alternative describes a different control, Threat Intelligence Director indicator confidence and exceptions, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: Apply feed confidence, source validation and narrowly governed exceptions before enforcing high-impact indicator actions.
Question 727
An approved maintenance window surfaces this issue: A firewall blocks based on an old domain feed because the connector has not successfully refreshed for several days. Which firewall behavior or technical principle BEST explains the observed condition? Select ONE best answer.
- Model-generated classifications and summaries are probabilistic interpretations, not substitutes for verified telemetry or authorized enforcement.
- Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
- Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
- External security integrations require valid authentication and appropriate scopes; zero incoming events can indicate connector failure.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:Underlying platform principle: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
Incorrect Answers
A:This alternative describes a different control, AI-assisted threat intelligence triage and analyst validation, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: Model-generated classifications and summaries are probabilistic interpretations, not substitutes for verified telemetry or authorized enforcement.
C:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly. Case details: A firewall blocks based on an old domain feed because the connector has not successfully refreshed for several days. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
D:This alternative describes a different control, Secure Endpoint connector permissions and health, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: External security integrations require valid authentication and appropriate scopes; zero incoming events can indicate connector failure.
Question 728
A Secure Firewall deployment change request reports: A firewall blocks based on an old domain feed because the connector has not successfully refreshed for several days. Which specific evidence is MOST useful to confirm the real root cause? Select ONE best answer.
- Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
- Inspect feed parsing and refresh logs, representative indicator entries, ingestion counts and related policy events.
- Inspect correlated identity, trigger conditions, supported enforcement path, action audit and an authorized test quarantine.
- Inspect underlying intrusion and endpoint events, model-reported evidence links, indicator provenance and human reviewer decisions.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:Direct independent verification: Inspect feed parsing and refresh logs, representative indicator entries, ingestion counts and related policy events.
Incorrect Answers
A:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly. Case details: A firewall blocks based on an old domain feed because the connector has not successfully refreshed for several days. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active. Approved action: Configure supported Threat Intelligence Director feed format, scheduling and ingestion validation with approved indicator scope. Independent evidence: Inspect feed parsing and refresh logs, representative indicator entries, ingestion counts and related policy events. Acceptance criterion: Expected validated indicators appear with current timestamps and trigger only their approved detection or blocking actions.
C:This alternative describes a different control, Rapid Threat Containment contextual action workflow, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: Inspect correlated identity, trigger conditions, supported enforcement path, action audit and an authorized test quarantine.
D:That option would inspect underlying intrusion and endpoint events, model-reported evidence links, indicator provenance and human reviewer decisions, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
Question 729
An FMC policy and traffic review discovers: A firewall blocks based on an old domain feed because the connector has not successfully refreshed for several days. Which observed result BEST confirms that the change meets the intended security requirement? Select ONE best answer.
- The incident case links a specific network transfer to the correct endpoint artifact with defensible timestamps and identifiers.
- Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
- High-confidence harmful indicators are actionable while legitimate destinations remain available through documented review and reversible controls.
- Expected validated indicators appear with current timestamps and trigger only their approved detection or blocking actions.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Required acceptance evidence: Expected validated indicators appear with current timestamps and trigger only their approved detection or blocking actions.
Incorrect Answers
A:This alternative describes a different control, Secure Endpoint integration and file trajectory correlation, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: The incident case links a specific network transfer to the correct endpoint artifact with defensible timestamps and identifiers.
B:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
C:This alternative describes a different control, Threat Intelligence Director indicator confidence and exceptions, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: High-confidence harmful indicators are actionable while legitimate destinations remain available through documented review and reversible controls. Case details: A firewall blocks based on an old domain feed because the connector has not successfully refreshed for several days. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active. Approved action: Configure supported Threat Intelligence Director feed format, scheduling and ingestion validation with approved indicator scope. Independent evidence: Inspect feed parsing and refresh logs, representative indicator entries, ingestion counts and related policy events. Acceptance criterion: Expected validated indicators appear with current timestamps and trigger only their approved detection or blocking actions.
Question 730
An engineer validates a Cisco Secure Firewall implementation: A firewall blocks based on an old domain feed because the connector has not successfully refreshed for several days. Which TWO complementary choices provide the most appropriate corrective action and its direct independent verification? Select TWO answers.
- Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
- Use supported FMC event export to Splunk, validate ingestion source types, stable fields, time and deduplication semantics.
- Configure supported Threat Intelligence Director feed format, scheduling and ingestion validation with approved indicator scope.
- Inspect file hash, initial and updated verdict times, retrospective event and corresponding endpoint telemetry.
- Inspect feed parsing and refresh logs, representative indicator entries, ingestion counts and related policy events.
Explanation
Correct Answers
C:Appropriate implementation: Configure supported Threat Intelligence Director feed format, scheduling and ingestion validation with approved indicator scope. Case details: A firewall blocks based on an old domain feed because the connector has not successfully refreshed for several days. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
E:Direct independent How to verify: Inspect feed parsing and refresh logs, representative indicator entries, ingestion counts and related policy events.
Incorrect Answers
A:Unsafe or unsupported shortcut for this firewall scenario: Assume merely adding a third-party feed URL guarantees its indicators are parsed, current and enforced correctly.
B:That option would use supported FMC event export to Splunk, validate ingestion source types, stable fields, time and deduplication semantics, but it addresses a different concern. Governing behavior: Threat Intelligence Director relies on compatible feed data and timely updates; a configured URL does not prove an indicator is active.
D:This alternative describes a different control, Malware Defense dynamic file intelligence and retrospective analysis, rather than this scenario’s Threat Intelligence Director custom feed ingestion: Inspect file hash, initial and updated verdict times, retrospective event and corresponding endpoint telemetry.