Cisco 350-701 Certification Sample Questions and Answers

Cisco 350-701 sample questions for Cisco Certified Specialist Security Core preparationThe Cisco 350-701 Certification Sample Questions on this page help you become familiar with the question style and knowledge areas of the Cisco Certified Specialist Security Core (SCOR) exam. Each question is written to reflect the syllabus topics and the level of understanding the certification expects, so you can see how theoretical concepts are tested in practice. Working through them lets you check your understanding, identify topics that need further study, and get comfortable interpreting certification-style questions before you sit the official exam.

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Cisco 350-701 (SCOR) Sample Questions:

01. What are feature templates in the context of Cisco vManage?
a) Templates for providing secure remote access
b) Templates for monitoring application performance
c) Templates for managing network security appliances
d) Templates used for managing and configuring devices
 
02. How does XDR improve the work of security analysts?
a) It allows analysts, regardless of their level, to focus on comprehensive threat detection, prioritized risk-based incident response, and productivity improvement.
b) It simplifies their tasks by focusing only on threat detection, ignoring response and prevention.
c) It focuses on generating as many alerts as possible.
d) It limits the sources from which data is collected, reducing the information security analysts have to deal with.
 
03. Which technology is SAML based on?
a) REST
b) OAuth
c) JSON
d) XML
 
04. In the context of XDR, what does a risk-centric solution enable?
a) It disregards the severity of threats and treats all incidents equally.
b) It focuses only on global threat intelligence, ignoring local context.
c) It quickly quantifies, verifies, and prioritizes threats based on the likelihood of substantial risk.
d) It slows down the response time to threats to ensure accuracy.
 
05. What is one of the main advantages of implementing an XDR solution?
a) It limits threat detection to specific, preselected sources.
b) It aggregates and analyzes data from multiple security tools into a centralized location.
c) It allows organizations to rely solely on a single vendor for all security needs.
d) It reduces the need for any cybersecurity measures due to its standalone effectiveness.
 
06. Which protocol is built on top of OAuth 2.0 and provides authentication capabilities?
a) OpenID Connect
b) SAML
c) JWT
d) SOAP
 
07. What is the function of the Inventory tab under the Devices section in Cisco XDR?
a) It merges data from a single source to create asset records.
b) It provides consolidated device/asset visibility across integrated telemetry sources to support investigations and asset management.
c) It hides asset data during investigations.
d) It limits the visibility of assets to a single device.
 
08. How does Cisco SD-WAN integrate with existing security architectures?
a) By seamlessly integrating with RADIUS, Cisco ISE, and SASE
b) By replacing all existing security appliances with Cisco security solutions
c) By providing standalone security features within the SD-WAN solution
d) By establishing VPN connections using third-party native OS-based clients like WireGuard
 
09. What does XDR stand for?
a) eXtreme Data Relay
b) eXtended Detection and Response
c) eXternal Detection and Response
d) eXtended Data Recovery
 
10. Which protocol is commonly used for exchanging authentication and authorization data in SSO scenarios?
a) JWT
b) OpenID Connect
c) SAML
d) OAuth

Answers:

Question: 01

Answer: d

Question: 02

Answer: a

Question: 03

Answer: d

Question: 04

Answer: c

Question: 05

Answer: b

Question: 06

Answer: a

Question: 07

Answer: b

Question: 08

Answer: a

Question: 09

Answer: b

Question: 10

Answer: c

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