Cisco® 300-710 Exam Practice Questions (P. 1)

GPT-4o - Answer

Inline mode actively participates in the traffic flow, allowing Cisco Firepower to not only monitor but also to take action, such as dropping malicious packets based on configured security policies and rules. In contrast, inline tap only monitors and analyzes the traffic by sending a copy to the inspection engine, but it does not have the capability to block or alter the actual traffic flow itself. Thus, inline mode's ability to directly intervene and enforce security measures by dropping traffic is a critical feature, especially for environments where preventing malicious activities is paramount.