The Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance exam has a reputation for tripping up even experienced candidates. Working through 244 realistic practice questions from ActualCollection exposes your weak spots before exam day does.
Cisco 300-720 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Cisco |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Securing Email with Cisco Secure Email Gateway (SESA) |
| Exam Number: | 300-720 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Passing Score: | Approximately 750-850/1000 (Cisco does not disclose exact passing score) |
| Related Certifications: | Cisco Certified Specialist - Email Content Security CCNP Security |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Simulation, Multiple response, Drag-and-drop |
| Real Exam Qty: | 55-65 |
| Exam Price: | USD 300 |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Pearson VUE testing centers or online proctored |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites, but CCNP Security candidates should have CCNA Security or equivalent knowledge |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/training-certifications/exams/sesa.html |
Cisco 300-720 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Spam Control and Antispam | 15% | - Configure antispam features
- Control spam with Cisco Reputation Filtering
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| Email Authentication and Encryption | 15% | - Implement email authentication
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| System Quarantines and Delivery Methods | 10% | - Manage quarantines
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| Message Filters | 15% | - Create and manage message filters
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| LDAP | 15% | - Manage LDAP queries - Configure LDAP integration
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| Administration | 15% | - Integrate Cisco Secure Email Gateway with SecureX - Describe centralized services on a Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager - Configure mail policies
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| Data Loss Prevention | 15% | - Configure DLP policies
- Manage DLP dictionaries |
Cisco 300-720 Exam: Frequently Asked Questions
The Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance exam is the official Cisco test registered under exam code 300-720. Passing it earns you the CCNP Security certification, a credential at the Professional level. It is also linked to the related certifications: CCNP Security, Cisco Certified Specialist - Email Content Security. Cisco exams are valued because they test job-ready skills, so a passing score here carries real weight on a resume.
The Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance exam includes 55-65 questions to be completed within 90 minutes. Do the pacing math before exam day: with that many items on the clock, you need a steady rhythm and the discipline to flag a hard question and move on instead of stalling. Two or three full timed sessions with the ActualCollection test engine will show you exactly what that pace feels like, so time pressure stops being a factor on the real day.
To pass the Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance exam you need Approximately 750-850/1000 (Cisco does not disclose exact passing score), and the official registration fee is USD 300. A retake is not discounted: a failed attempt means paying the full USD 300 again, so treat your first sitting as the expensive one. A sensible rule is to book your seat only after you are scoring comfortably above the passing mark on the ActualCollection practice tests, not just squeaking past it once.
No formal prerequisites, but CCNP Security candidates should have CCNA Security or equivalent knowledge
Eligibility rules do change from time to time, so confirm the current requirements before you register on the official exam page.
Yes. ActualCollection offers a free PDF demo of the Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance material so you can judge the question quality and format before spending anything. After purchase, your license includes 365 days of free updates, and if you want to keep receiving updates after that period, renewals are available at a 50% discount.
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The official Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance syllabus is organized into 7 domains. Key areas include Data Loss Prevention (15%), Email Authentication and Encryption (15%), and Spam Control and Antispam (15%). The complete, up-to-date topic list appears in the exam topics section above; work through it line by line and flag anything you cannot yet explain in your own words.
Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance Sample Questions:
Refer to the exhibit. How should this configuration be modified to stop delivering Zero Day malware attacks?
- A. Apply Prepend on Modify Message Subject under Malware Attachments.
- B. Configure mailbox auto-remediation.
- C. Change File Analysis Pending action from Deliver As Is to Quarantine.
- D. Change Unscannable Action from Deliver As Is to Quarantine.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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Which two query types are available when an LDAP profile is configured? (Choose two.)
- A. group
- B. user
- C. routing
- D. recursive
- E. proxy consolidation
Correct Answer: A,C 🗳️
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A company security policy requires that the finance department have an easy way to apply encryption to their outbound messages that contain sensitive data. Users must be able to flag the messages that require encryption versus a Cisco ESA scanning all messages and automatically encrypting via detection. Which action enables this capability?
- A. Create an encryption profile and an outgoing content filter that includes \[SECURE\] within the Subject Header: Contains condition along with the Encrypt and Deliver Now action.
- B. Create a DLP policy manager message action with encryption enabled and apply it to active DLP policies for outgoing mail.
- C. Create an encryption profile with [SECURE] in the Subject setting and enable encryption on the mail flow policy.
- D. Create an outgoing content filter with no conditions and with the Encrypt and Deliver Now action configured with [SECURE] in the Subject setting.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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What is a benefit of deploying Cisco SMA?
- A. centralized management of quarantined email
- B. centralized management of software updates for Cisco ESA appliances
- C. centralized management of botnet directories
- D. centralized management of logs for Cisco ESA appliances
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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Which two steps configure Forged Email Detection? (Choose two.)
- A. Enable Forged Email Detection on the Security Services page.
- B. Configure a filter to check the Header From value against the Forged Email Detection dictionary.
- C. Configure a filter to use the Forged Email Detection rule and dictionary.
- D. Configure a content dictionary with friendly names.
- E. Configure a content dictionary with executive email addresses.
Correct Answer: C,D 🗳️
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