A company has multiple SaaS applications, each with its own user directory. The IT team wants to centralize user authentication so employees use the same credentials across all applications, and they want to automate user provisioning when a new employee is hired. Which technology should they implement?

Identity Provider (IdP) with SSO and automated provisioning

Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) only

Which set of functions best describes the core responsibilities of an Identity and Access Management (IAM) system?

Patching operating systems and applications

Monitoring network traffic and blocking intrusions

User provisioning, authentication, and authorization

Encrypting data at rest and in transit

An organization uses a cloud-based email platform and wants to block phishing emails that contain malicious links before they reach users' inboxes. They also need to prevent sensitive data from being sent in email attachments. Which technology should they deploy?

Integrated cloud email security with URL protection and DLP

Mobile Application Management (MAM) policy

On-premises secure email gateway only

Which capability is typical of Mobile Application Management (MAM)?

Enforcing a device passcode policy on the entire phone

Remotely locking the entire device

Installing operating system updates

Selectively wiping corporate data from a managed application

A company wants to implement SSO and MFA for all applications. They have a mix of cloud SaaS apps and on-premises apps. They want to use the same MFA policies for both. Which approach should they take?

Use a secure email gateway to enforce MFA

Use MFA only for cloud apps and rely on the corporate network for on-premises apps

Use a separate MFA solution for on-premises apps

Use an identity provider that supports federation for cloud apps and a VPN or reverse proxy for on-premises apps

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21application · medium
A company has multiple SaaS applications, each with its own user directory. The IT team wants to centralize user authentication so employees use the same credentials across all applications, and they want to automate user provisioning when a new employee is hired. Which technology should they implement?
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22foundation · easy
Which set of functions best describes the core responsibilities of an Identity and Access Management (IAM) system?
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23application · medium
An organization uses a cloud-based email platform and wants to block phishing emails that contain malicious links before they reach users' inboxes. They also need to prevent sensitive data from being sent in email attachments. Which technology should they deploy?
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Which capability is typical of Mobile Application Management (MAM)?
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25expert · hard
A company wants to implement SSO and MFA for all applications. They have a mix of cloud SaaS apps and on-premises apps. They want to use the same MFA policies for both. Which approach should they take?
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