Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance (300-720 SESA) Exam (300-720) - Cisco

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Question #1 Verified Q&A
Which SMTP extension does Cisco ESA support for email security?
A UTF8SMTP
B ETRN
C STARTTLS
D PIPELINING
Correct Answer: STARTTLS
Explanation:
STARTTLS is an SMTP extension that allows email servers to negotiate a secure connection using TLS or SSL encryption. Cisco ESA supports STARTTLS for both inbound and outbound email delivery.<br />
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Reference: User Guide for AsyncOS 15.0 for Cisco Secure Email Gateway, page 5-2.<br />
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Reference: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/esa/esa12-0/user_guide/ b_ESA_Admin_Guide_12_0/b_ESA_Admin_Guide_12_0_chapter_011000.html
Question #2 Verified Q&A
Which feature utilizes sensor information obtained from Talos intelligence to filter email servers connecting into the Cisco ESA?
A SpamCop Reputation Filtering
B SenderBase Reputation Filtering
C Connection Reputation Filtering
D Talos Reputation Filtering
Correct Answer: SenderBase Reputation Filtering
Explanation:
SenderBase Reputation Filtering is a feature that allows Cisco ESA to reject or throttle connections<br />
from email servers based on their reputation score, which is calculated by Talos using sensor<br />
information from various sources.<br />
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Reference: User Guide for AsyncOS 15.0 for Cisco Secure Email Gateway, page 6-2.
Question #3 Verified Q&A
When the Spam Quarantine is configured on the Cisco ESA, what validates end-users via LDAP during login to the End-User Quarantine?
A Spam Quarantine External Authentication Query
B Enabling the End-User Safelist/Blocklist feature
C Spam Quarantine Alias Consolidation Query
D Spam Quarantine End-User Authentication Query
Correct Answer: Spam Quarantine End-User Authentication Query
Explanation:
Spam Quarantine End-User Authentication Query is a query that Cisco ESA performs against an LDAP server to validate the end-user credentials during login to the End-User Quarantine.<br />
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Reference: User Guide for AsyncOS 15.0 for Cisco Secure Email Gateway, page 10-9.<br />
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Reference: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security/email-security-appliance/118692- configure- esa-00.html
Question #4 Verified Q&A
Which benefit does enabling external spam quarantine on Cisco SMA provide?
A ability to consolidate spam quarantine data from multiple Cisco ESA to one central console
B ability to back up spam quarantine from multiple Cisco ESAs to one central console
C access to the spam quarantine interface on which a user can release, duplicate, or delete
D ability to scan messages by using two engines to increase a catch rate
Correct Answer: ability to consolidate spam quarantine data from multiple Cisco ESA to one central console
Explanation:
External spam quarantine is a feature that allows Cisco SMA to store and manage spam messages quarantined by multiple Cisco ESAs in one central location, providing a unified view and administration of the spam quarantine data.<br />
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Reference: User Guide for AsyncOS 15.0 for Cisco Secure Email Gateway, page 10-3.<br />
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Reference: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/security_management/sma/sma11- 0/user_guide/ b_SMA_Admin_Guide/b_SMA_Admin_Guide_chapter_010101.html
Question #5 Verified Q&A
When email authentication is configured on Cisco ESA, which two key types should be selected on the signing profile? (Choose two.)
A Symmetric Keys
B DKIM
C Public Keys
D Private Keys
E Domain Keys
Explanation:
With DomainKeys or DKIM email authentication, the sender signs the email using public key cryptography. Configuring DomainKeys and DKIM Signing A signing key is the private key stored on the appliance. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/esa/esa11- 1/user_guide/b_ESA_Admin_Guide_11_1/b_ESA_Admin_Guide_chapter_010101.html?bookSearch =true

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