Chapter 10 - Cloud and Virtualization Security

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a next-generation SWG?

Send alerts to virtual firewalls

What does the term "serverless" mean in cloud computing?

Server resources of the cloud are inconspicuous to the end-user

Which of the following is NOT correct about high availability across zones?

They require that specific security appliances be located on-prem so that the local data center can be considered as a qualified Zone

Which of the following is NOT a cloud computing security issue?

Bandwidth utilization

Aleksandra, the company HR manager, is completing a requisition form for the IT staff to create a type of cloud that would only be accessible to other HR managers like Aleksandra who are employed at manufacturing plants. The form asks for the type of cloud that is needed. Which type of cloud would best fit Aleksandra's need?

Community cloud

Which of the following is NOT correct about containers?

Containers require a full OS whenever APIs cannot be used

Nadia has been asked to perform dynamic resource allocation on specific cloud computing resources. What action is Nadia taking?

Deprovisioning resources that are no longer necessary

Which of the following will NOT protect a container?

Eliminate APIs

Alicia is working on a project to deploy automated guided vehicles on the industrial shop floor of the manufacturing plant in which she works. What location of computing would be best for this project?

Fog

Which cloud model requires the highest level of IT responsibilities?

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

Which of the following is true about secrets management?

It provides a central repository

The CEO is frustrated by the high costs associated with security at the organization and wants to look at a third party assuming part of their cybersecurity defenses. Nikola has been asked to look into acquiring requests for proposal (RFPs) from different third parties. What are these third-party organizations called?

MSSPs

Olivia has been given a project to manage the development of a new company app. She wants to use a cloud model to facilitate the development and deployment. Which cloud model will she choose?

PaaS (Platform as a Service)

Zuzana is creating a report for her supervisor about the cost savings associated with cloud computing. Which of the following would she NOT include on her report on the cost savings?

Reduction in broadband costs

Which of the following virtualizes parts of a physical network?

SDN (Software-Defined Network)

Which of the following provides the highest level of security?

SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)

Wiktoria is frustrated that her company is using so many different cloud services that span multiple cloud provider accounts and even different cloud providers. She wants to implement a technology to give full control and visibility over all the cloud resources, including network routing and security. What product does Wiktoria need?

Transit gateway

Which type of hypervisor runs directly on the computer's hardware?

Type I

Which of these is NOT created and managed by a microservices API?

User experience (UX)

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cloud computing?

Visible resource pooling