What is the purpose of outbreak filters in Cisco Email Security Threat Defense?

To quarantine all messages with attachments

To protect against emerging malware and spam outbreaks using real-time threat intelligence

To encrypt messages during a security incident

To block all messages from external senders

A company is receiving a large number of phishing emails that are not being caught by the anti-spam engine. They want to improve detection without increasing false positives. Which configuration should they use on Cisco Email Security Threat Defense?

Add the sender domain to the anti-spam block list.

Create a message filter that blocks messages with certain keywords.

Increase the anti-spam threshold to 'Aggressive' for all incoming mail.

Enable the Outbreak Filter and set the action to 'Quarantine' for messages that match outbreak rules.

A company is receiving a high volume of spam and some malware attachments. They want to block these threats but also want to avoid quarantining legitimate emails. Which configuration should they use on Cisco Email Security Threat Defense?

Set the anti-spam threshold to 'Aggressive' and the anti-virus action to 'Delete'.

Enable the anti-spam and anti-virus engines and set the action to 'Quarantine' for both spam and viruses.

Enable the Outbreak Filter and set the action to 'Quarantine' for messages that match outbreak rules.

Configure the anti-spam to 'Quarantine' and the anti-virus to 'Quarantine', and tune the thresholds to balance detection and false positives.

What is the main purpose of a content filter in Cisco Email Security Threat Defense?

To route messages to different mail servers based on load

To detect and act on specific content within email messages, such as keywords or patterns

To block messages based on sender IP reputation

To encrypt messages based on recipient domain

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