Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance (SESA) — Question 42

Which type of attack is prevented by configuring file reputation filtering and file analysis features?

Answer options

• A. denial of service
• B. zero-day
• C. backscatter
• D. phishing

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Configuring file reputation filtering and file analysis helps in identifying and blocking zero-day attacks, which exploit unknown vulnerabilities. Denial of service attacks are focused on overwhelming resources, while backscatter and phishing are unrelated to file reputation features.