Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSKv5.0)
Last Update Sep 21, 2025
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Which of the following statements is true in regards to Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?
What is a cloud workload in terms of infrastructure and platform deployment?
How does serverless computing impact infrastructure management responsibility?
What is the primary purpose of Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) in cloud environments?
Which of the following BEST describes a benefit of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in cybersecurity contexts?
When establishing a cloud incident response program, what access do responders need to effectively analyze incidents?
Which of the following best describes the responsibility for security in a cloud environment?
Which Identity and Access Management (IAM) principle focuses on implementing multiple security layers to dilute access power, thereby averting a misuse or compromise?
A company plans to shift its data processing tasks to the cloud. Which type of cloud workload best describes the use of software emulations of physical computers?
What is a key advantage of using Policy-Based Access Control (PBAC) for cloud-based access management?
Cloud services exhibit five essential characteristics that demonstrate their relation to, and differences from, traditional computing approaches. Which one of the five characteristics is described as: a consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities such as server time and network storage as needed.
Which of the following best explains how Multifactor Authentication (MFA) helps prevent identity-based attacks?
In a cloud environment spanning multiple jurisdictions, what is the most important factor to consider for compliance?
Which data security control is the LEAST likely to be assigned to an IaaS provider?
Which of the following best describes compliance in the context of cybersecurity?
If the management plane has been breached, you should confirm the templates/configurations for your infrastructure or applications have not also been compromised.
What is the primary function of a Load Balancer Service in a Software Defined Network (SDN) environment?
In the Software-as-a-service relationship, who is responsible for the majority of the security?
Which aspect is crucial for crafting and enforcing CSP (Cloud Service Provider) policies?
What key characteristic differentiates cloud networks from traditional networks?
What is the primary goal of implementing DevOps in a software development lifecycle?
Which of the following is a primary benefit of using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in a security context?
Which of the following is NOT normally a method for detecting and preventing data migration into the cloud?
Which cloud service model requires the customer to manage the operating system and applications?
What can be implemented to help with account granularity and limit
blast radius with laaS an PaaS?
To understand their compliance alignments and gaps with a cloud provider, what must cloud customers rely on?
CCM: In the CCM tool, “Encryption and Key Management” is an example of which of the following?
Which aspect of a Cloud Service Provider's (CSPs) infrastructure security involves protecting the interfaces used to manage configurations and resources?
In which type of environment is it impractical to allow the customer to conduct their own audit, making it important that the data center operators are required to provide auditing for the customers?
What is the primary purpose of implementing a systematic data/asset classification and catalog system in cloud environments?
For third-party audits or attestations, what is critical for providers to publish and customers to evaluate?
Vulnerability assessments cannot be easily integrated into CI/CD pipelines because of provider restrictions.
In the context of cloud workload security, which feature directly contributes to enhanced performance and resource utilization without incurring excess costs?
What is a key benefit of using customer-managed encryption keys with cloud key management service (KMS)?
Which of the following best describes a risk associated with insecure interfaces and APIs?
Which of the following is one of the five essential characteristics of cloud computing as defined by NIST?
In the context of Software-Defined Networking (SDN), what does decoupling the network control plane from the data plane primarily achieve?
CCM: In the CCM tool, ais a measure that modifies risk and includes any process, policy, device, practice or any other actions which modify risk.
What Identity and Access Management (IAM) process decides to permit or deny a subject access to system objects like networks, data, or applications?
What's the best way for organizations to establish a foundation for safeguarding data, upholding privacy, and meeting regulatory requirements in cloud applications?
Which of the following best describes how cloud computing manages shared resources?
Which of the following is NOT a cloud computing characteristic that impacts incidence response?
Which technique is most effective for preserving digital evidence in a cloud environment?
Which aspect of assessing cloud providers poses the most significant challenge?
In the cloud provider and consumer relationship, which entity
manages the virtual or abstracted infrastructure?
What should every cloud customer set up with its cloud service provider (CSP) that can be utilized in the event of an incident?
What is known as the interface used to connect with the metastructure and configure the cloud environment?
Why is early integration of pre-deployment testing crucial in a cybersecurity project?
What is true of companies considering a cloud computing business relationship?
What process involves an independent examination of records, operations, processes, and controls within an organization to ensure compliance with cybersecurity policies, standards, and regulations?
Which layer is the most important for securing because it is considered to be the foundation for secure cloud operations?
Which of the following is used for governing and configuring cloud resources and is a top priority in cloud security programs?
Which type of controls should be implemented when required controls for a cybersecurity framework cannot be met?
What is the primary objective of posture management in a cloud environment?
Which of the following enhances Platform as a Service (PaaS) security by regulating traffic into PaaS components?
What are the most important practices for reducing vulnerabilities in virtual machines (VMs) in a cloud environment?
Which tool is most effective for ensuring compliance and identifying misconfigurations in cloud management planes?
Which of the following best describes the multi-tenant nature of cloud computing?
Which type of AI workload typically requires large data sets and substantial computing resources?
CCM: A hypothetical company called: “Health4Sure” is located in the United States and provides cloud based services for tracking patient health. The company is compliant with HIPAA/HITECH Act among other industry standards. Health4Sure decides to assess the overall security of their cloud service against the CCM toolkit so that they will be able to present this document to potential clients.
Which of the following approach would be most suitable to assess the overall security posture of Health4Sure’s cloud service?
What does Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) primarily use to control access to applications?
Which of the following statements best reflects the responsibility of organizations regarding cloud security and data ownership?
What is the primary advantage of implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines in the context of cybersecurity?
APIs and web services require extensive hardening and must assume attacks from authenticated and unauthenticated adversaries.
Cloud applications can use virtual networks and other structures, for hyper-segregated environments.
Which type of security tool is essential for enforcing controls in a cloud environment to protect endpoints?
Network logs from cloud providers are typically flow records, not full packet captures.
Which of the following cloud essential characteristics refers to the capability of the service to scale resources up or down quickly and efficiently based on demand?
In cloud environments, why are Management Plane Logs indispensable for security monitoring?
Which best practice is recommended when securing object repositories in a cloud environment?
Which cloud-based service model enables companies to provide client-based access for partners to databases or applications?
When configured properly, logs can track every code, infrastructure, and configuration change and connect it back to the submitter and approver, including the test results.
Which governance domain deals with evaluating how cloud computing affects compliance with internal
security policies and various legal requirements, such as regulatory and legislative?
Which cloud storage technology is basically a virtual hard drive for instanced or VMs?
REST APIs are the standard for web-based services because they run over HTTPS and work well across diverse environments.
What method can be utilized along with data fragmentation to enhance security?
Which of the following cloud computing models primarily provides storage and computing resources to the users?
Which of the following best describes the role of program frameworks in defining security components and technical controls?
An important consideration when performing a remote vulnerability test of a cloud-based application is to
TESTED 21 Sep 2025
