FREE Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Trivia Questions and Answers

Question 1

Automation of configuration helps in ____ from the perspective of security.

Accepted Answer

Reducing potential attack vectors

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Increasing ease of use of the systems

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Reducing need for administrative personnel

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Enhancing performance

Question 2

The following capabilities, with the exception of ______, should all be guaranteed by the options included in cloud application designs.

Accepted Answer

Hashing database fields

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Data masking

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Encryption of data in transit

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Encryption of data at rest

Question 3

How frequently should efforts to control cables be made?

Accepted Answer

Continually

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Quarterly

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Weekly

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Annually

Question 4

What type of code testing and review is the safest?

Accepted Answer

Combination of open source and proprietary

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Proprietary/internal

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Neither the open source nor proprietary

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Open source

Question 5

Which of the following would be more restrictive when constructing a new data center in an urban setting?

Accepted Answer

Municipal codes

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Staffing

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The size of the plot

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Utility availability

Question 6

Which stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) is most likely to entail crypto-shredding?

Accepted Answer

Disposal

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Design

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Define

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Test

Question 7

Who should most likely be in charge of maintaining the security of the apps in the production environment in a platform as a service (Paas) model?

Accepted Answer

Cloud customer

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Programmers

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Regulator

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Cloud provider