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Cloud Computing & Virtualization Flashcards

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  1. Which NIST publication defines cloud computing's essential characteristics and service and deployment models?

    Answer: NIST SP 800-145

    SP 800-145 is 'The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing'.

  2. Which approach best protects data confidentiality if a cloud provider's storage media is lost or improperly disposed of?

    Answer: Encrypting data at rest with keys controlled by the customer

    Strong encryption with customer-managed keys makes data on lost or recycled media unreadable.

  3. A virtualized server hosts both a low-sensitivity web server and a system handling sensitive data on the same host. What is the main concern?

    Answer: A compromise of one VM could affect the other if isolation fails

    Mixing workloads of different sensitivity on one host increases risk from isolation failures and lateral movement.

  4. What is the role of a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)?

    Answer: Enforcing security policies between users and cloud services

    A CASB sits between users and cloud services to enforce visibility, compliance, and data security policies.

  5. Under the NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117), what must a contractor do before processing classified information on any information system?

    Answer: Obtain government authorization of the system

    Information systems must be assessed and authorized by the government cognizant security authority before classified processing.

  6. What is a key risk of vendor lock-in with a cloud provider?

    Answer: Difficulty migrating data and workloads to another provider

    Proprietary services and formats can make moving data or applications costly and difficult.

  7. Which is an example of Software as a Service (SaaS)?

    Answer: A web-based email service managed entirely by the provider

    In SaaS the provider manages the entire stack and the user simply consumes the application.

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