Cloud Security Exam Review

True or False: Clients do not know which host machine their data is located in

True

False

Microsoft Office 365 is considered to be which type of service?

IaaS

PaaS

SECaaS

Saas

In which of the following cloud services does the customer have the most responsibility?

Paas

SaaS

SECaaS

IaaS

Why is PaaS an execellent solution for development purpose?

It is faster than DRaaS

It acts as a failover solution

It removes the need for platform maintaince

It can host a virtual machine

When should we build a closed virtual applicance?

When it is used only for backup

When customization should be unavailable

When it is to be distributed across the entire organization

When the OS, updates and customizations are required

Containers are used just like virtual machines

True

False

Who is responsible for security in the guest OS of an IaaS model?

No one is

The cloud service provider is responsible

The client is responsible

Both the client and service providers are responsible

What is the main purpose of cloud service?

Secure access to the internet

Increase computing capabilities

Remote hosting of services with self-service interfaces

Provide access to the internet

What is the meaning of performing something off-premises?

Performing it in a secure way

Performing it at a service provider's site

Performing it within the organization

Performing it with a serverless service

What is the purpose of the CASB?

To control and facilitate the SDN

To implement "black cloud" architecture

To act as a gatekeeper and monitor

To control and monitor the SDB

Which of the following is NOT part of the three core pillars of a software-defined perimeter?

Zero trust

Built for the cloud

Indentity-centric

The ability to scale

Which of the following is a consideration when migrating to the cloud (check all that apply)?

Migration order

Licensing

Resources

Performance

Which of the following is a primary concern of security in the cloud?

Data breaches

Deterrent controls

Server location

Number of users using the service

What is a type 2 hypervisor?

A hypervisor that runs as an application on a host's OS

A bare-metal hypervisor

A hypervisor that runs directly on hardware

A cloud-based hypervisor

What is the purpose of multi-tenancy?

To provide enhanced computing capabilities

To separate hardware using abstraction layers

To provide a service to multiple customers via shared computing resouces

To create multiple VMs on a single computer

What are two attributes that make the cloud a great solution?

Sociability and location

Scalability and flexibility

Ownership and remote location

Server location and platform maintenance

Which of the following methods is used as a preventive control in the cloud security model?

Strong user authentication mechanism

Reacting to a security event

Resetting all services

Implementing trespassing alerts

What is virtualization?

The ability to store information online

Seperation between software and hardware

A pseudo approach to computer systems

The ability to create logical computer resouces

Which of the following is NOT an example of SaaS?

Office 365

Dropbox

Windows Server

Gmail

What is the purpose of AWS security groups?

To block RDP connections to EC2 instances

To seperate users into groups for central management

To create multiple users for the same AWS account

To configure access control for AWS instances

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