A security lead must tell auditors where firewall event data physically sits for each Security Analytics and Logging flavor, the on-premises option or the SaaS option. Which statement about storage and analysis for these two options is correct?

The correct statement follows the deployment boundary: with the on-premises flavor, event data is retained on a Secure Network Analytics appliance, and analysts view it in FMC; with the SaaS flavor, event data is stored in Cisco’s cloud and viewed in Cisco Security Cloud Control. Storage location is determined by the selected flavor, so the management interface should not be mistaken for the place where events reside. The cloud-hosted-retention approach fails because it assigns Cisco-cloud storage to the on-premises flavor and customer-site appliance storage to SaaS, reversing the two models. The cloud-storage/on-premises-review approach is also incorrect: it asserts that both flavors store events in Cisco’s cloud and sends analysis to an on-premises management center, which does not describe the on-premises storage model or the SaaS viewing interface. The shared-appliance-with-cloud-analysis approach fails because it puts both flavors’ data on a customer-owned Secure Network Analytics appliance and moves analysis to the cloud, rather than distinguishing local appliance storage from Cisco-cloud storage. Exam caveat: supported event types and retention periods can differ by flavor, so do not infer that they are identical from the storage distinction. Practical check: confirm the deployed flavor, then verify the appliance or Cisco cloud tenant and the corresponding viewing interface; consult the current integration guide for event support and retention details.