Cloud Essentials # 11

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1. Which of the following is an example of a cloud-related security risk?

A. Losing network connectivity

B. Not having enough software licenses

C. Not knowing what the cloud provider will charge

D. Storing customer data at a provider

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2. Which of the following is the most complex security provisioning problem in a cloud environment?

A. Handling credit cards for purchasing cloud services

B. Keeping track of cloud provider performance

C. Managing users and their rights across multiple providers

D. Software assets that are introduced and can expire

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3. How can cloud-related financial risks be managed?

A. Credit cards must be used for handling transactions

B. Eliminating legacy IT systems

C. Making sure that cloud assets are generating revenue

D. Renegotiating license agreements

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4. Which represents the most important business continuity risk?

A. Incomplete Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

B. Network connectivity interruption

C. Privacy laws

D. Providers going out of business

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5. Which of the following risk results if cloud computing providers limit their Service Level Agreement (SLA) liabilities?

A. Compliance risk

B. Legal risk

C. Privacy risk

D. Security risk

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6. Which of the following assets have risks related to a cloud provider going out of business?

A. Data stored at the provider

B. Cloud management tools housed at the provider

C. Investment in servers at the provider

D. Machine capacity at the provider

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7. Which change in the security processes is introduced by cloud computing?

A. Increased security of accessing credit card information

B. Regulations need to be updated more frequently

C. Storing passwords in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

D. Working with multiple providers of user identities

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8. Which of the following aspects of public cloud computing would a company most likely need to consider to ensure information security?

A. Data integrity

B. Server type

C. Firewall specifications

D. Network hardware

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9. Which of the following is the best way to mitigate the security and privacy issues associated with cloud computing?

A. Allowing only cloud administrators to have access to cloud resources

B. Removing firewalls and access control routers from the network

C. Implementation and enforcement of a comprehensive security policy

D. Removing virtualized hardware from the organization

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10. A cloud subscriber may come under certain security constraints when hosting sensitive data in the cloud due to government regulations. Which of the following is the best mitigating control that could be implemented by the cloud provider?

A. Offer multi-tenancy software as a service with segregated physical infrastructure.

B. Offer a single-tenancy software service with segregated virtualized infrastructure.

C. Offer multi-tenancy software as a service with logically segregated infrastructure.

D. Offer a single-tenancy software service with monitored intrusion detection systems.