300-710 Sample Questions & Answers
Free Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF) practice questions with worked answers and explanations. See how the ExamJungle simulator prepares you — then jump into the full test.
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- Question 1IntermediateSelect 2
Integration · Threat Intelligence Director (TID)
Which of the following scenarios best describes the use of the Threat Intelligence Director (TID) in a Cisco Firepower deployment? (Select TWO)
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Correct answers: A, B
TID is specifically designed to ingest third-party threat intelligence using standard formats like STIX and TAXII.
TID can operationalize intelligence by pushing observables (like SHA-256 hashes, IPs, domains) to FTD devices to block or monitor traffic automatically.
- Question 2Beginner
Configuration · Configure Network Discovery
True or False: When configuring a Network Discovery Policy, enabling 'Users' discovery requires a connection to an identity source (such as ISE or an Active Directory Agent) to map IP addresses to usernames.
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Correct answer: A
Network Discovery can detect hosts and applications from traffic analysis, but to associate a specific username with an IP, the system relies on identity sources like the User Agent or ISE/pxGrid integration. Without these sources, it only sees IP addresses.
- Question 3Intermediate
Management and Troubleshooting · Analyze Snort Events
While investigating a performance issue, a security administrator notices that the Snort 3 process on an FTD appliance is utilizing a high amount of memory. Unlike Snort 2, which used a process-based model, Snort 3 uses a thread-based model. What is a key advantage of this architectural change in Snort 3?
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Correct answer: A
Snort 3's multi-threaded architecture allows threads to share configuration and data structures, significantly reducing memory overhead compared to Snort 2's multi-process model where each process required its own copy of the configuration.
- Question 4IntermediateSelect 3
Deployment · Implement High Availability Options
A network architect is designing a High Availability (HA) pair of FTD devices. To ensure a successful Active/Standby configuration, which of the following conditions must be met? (Select THREE)
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Correct answers: A, B, C
Hardware parity is a strict requirement for FTD HA.
Software versions must match precisely to synchronize state and configuration.
Licensing mismatches will prevent the formation of a valid HA pair.
- Question 5Intermediate
Configuration · Configure Malware and File Policies
A security operator needs to verify the file trajectory of a malicious file detected by AMP for Networks. Which dashboard or menu in the FMC provides a visual view of how the file moved through the network and which hosts executed it?
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Correct answer: A
The Network File Trajectory view provides a map of file transmission across the network, showing the first time it was seen, which hosts transferred it, and the file's current disposition.
- Question 6Intermediate
Deployment · Implement NGFW Modes
In a transparent mode FTD deployment, the device is inserted between a core switch and an access switch. What specific IP address configuration is required on the FTD to ensuring management connectivity and proper operation of the bridge group?
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Correct answer: A
In transparent mode, the physical interfaces do not have IPs. Instead, a Bridge Virtual Interface (BVI) is configured with an IP address. This IP is used for management traffic originating from the device (like syslog or updates) and is part of the bridge group subnet.
- Question 7Intermediate
Integration · Security Analytics and Logging
When integrating Cisco FMC with Splunk for security analytics, which protocol is primarily used by the eStreamer integration to send event data?
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Correct answer: A
eStreamer (Event Streamer) uses a proprietary, secure TCP connection (typically port 8302) to stream binary event data from the FMC to the external collector (Splunk with eStreamer add-on).
- Question 8Advanced
Configuration · Configure Access Control Policies
Case Study
A multinational corporation is migrating its edge security to Cisco FTD. They have a complex requirement involving legacy applications.
Scenario:
- Traffic A: Standard web traffic (HTTP/HTTPS) which must be inspected for intrusion and malware.
- Traffic B: A proprietary, high-volume encrypted backup stream between two data centers. This traffic causes high CPU load on the Snort engine and does NOT require deep packet inspection, but must be restricted by IP address.
- Traffic C: DNS traffic which must be protected against tunneling attacks.
Which combination of policies and rules optimally satisfies these requirements with the least performance impact?
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Correct answer: A
The Prefilter Policy is evaluated before the Snort engine. Using 'Fastpath' for Traffic B allows it to bypass deep inspection entirely, saving significant CPU resources. Traffic A and C are then handled by the standard Access Control Policy (ACP) where IPS and DNS policies are applied.
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