What Is Considered a Cloud Data Breach in Cisco 350-701?
What is considered a cloud data breach?
Community Votes
67% of anonymous learners picked answer D. Votes are pick records left by other test-takers — they are not the verified answer.
Community Insight
This question tests Cisco's definition of a cloud data breach, and the common trap is selecting the cloud-specific attack method (B) instead of the outcome of leaked private information (D).
Cisco's 350-701 exam treats a cloud data breach as the leakage of private information. This page confirms D is the correct answer and explains why exploitation of cloud application access is an attack method, not the breach itself.
The most common wrong answer is B, exploitation of cloud application access, because it sounds cloud-specific and describes how a breach can occur. Cisco's definition, however, focuses on the leaked private data as the breach itself, not the exploitation method.
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Expert Analysis
Why the Answer Is Correct
Cisco's SCOR (350-701) cloud security terminology defines a cloud data breach by its outcome: the leakage or exposure of private information to unauthorized parties. Option D captures that exact definition, which is why "breach" and "private" are the keywords that should drive your selection. The question asks what is considered a breach, not how one is carried out, so the definition must describe the compromised data itself. In Cisco's taxonomy, a data breach is the actual loss or leak of private data, distinguishing it from separate cloud threats such as account hijacking or denial of service. This matches the community consensus: ITVI noted the keyword "breach" and concluded "private information has already been extracted."Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A, cyber threats posing as authorized entities, describes impersonation, spoofing, or phishing, which are threat techniques rather than a breach outcome. Option B, exploitation of cloud application access, is an attack vector or method—breaking into a cloud app may cause a breach, but the exploitation itself is not the breach. Option C, deprivation of computing resources, maps to denial-of-service or resource-exhaustion attacks, which affect availability, not data confidentiality. As Pierre_Bouvier put it, exploiting cloud access "is not the breach itself"; the breach specifically refers to the exposure of private data. Therefore option D is the only choice that defines the term asked about.Community Comment Notes
Learners split between B and D, with the vote count favoring D but a vocal minority choosing B. NullNull88 argued that "Cisco uses keywords in the question" and that B is "unique to that" cloud context, a reasonable test-taking instinct but one that mistakes the cloud-specific attack path for the breach definition. ton99 remarked that there was "no reference, nothing" and argued both B and D could be correct because Cisco resources were hard to find, while madboy2 gave a detailed elimination showing B is merely a method. ITVI's reasoning—"the keyword here is breach"—summarizes why the outcome (leaked private information) is the safer definition. Even though some learners wanted a Cisco link, the SCOR exam doctrine ties cloud data breach to private-data leakage.Exam Strategy
When Cisco asks for a definition, focus on the noun being defined, not the attack method. "Breach" in cloud security refers to the exposure or leak of private data, so eliminate options describing threat actors (A), access exploitation (B), or denial of service (C).
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is exploitation of cloud application access (B) not the definition of a cloud data breach?
Exploiting cloud application access is an attack method that can lead to a breach; the breach itself is the resulting leak or exposure of private information, as Cisco's SCOR cloud security terms describe.
Why do some learners still choose B for this Cisco 350-701 question?
They treat "cloud application" as the unique cloud keyword, but the question asks what a data breach is, and the breach is defined by leaked private information, not the access path.