When a Cisco WSA checks a web request, what occurs if it is unable to...

When a Cisco WSA receives a web request, it evaluates it against the policies in the policy table. Each policy type has a predefined, global policy, which maintains default actions for that policy type. If the web request does not match any user-defined policy, the WSA applies the global policy. The global policy can be configured to allow, block, or redirect the web request based on various criteria. The global policy acts as a catch-all policy for any web request that is not explicitly handled by a user-defined policy. References :=

User Guide for AsyncOS 11.0 for Cisco Web Security Appliances - Create Policies to Control Internet Requests

User Guide for AsyncOS 12.7 for Cisco Web Security Appliances - LD (Limited Deployment) - Acquire End-User Credentials