Ace Your CCSK Cloud Security Knowledge Exam

Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (v5.0) Questions and Answers

Question 25

Which aspect is most important for effective cloud governance?

Formalizing cloud security policies

Implementing best-practice cloud security control objectives

Negotiating SLAs with cloud providers

Establishing a governance hierarchy

Question 26

What is the primary purpose of implementing a systematic data/asset classification and catalog system in cloud environments?

To automate the data encryption process across all cloud services

To reduce the overall cost of cloud storage solutions

To apply appropriate security controls based on asset sensitivity and importance

To increase the speed of data retrieval within the cloud environment

Question 27

Which of the following best explains how Multifactor Authentication (MFA) helps prevent identity-based attacks?

MFA relies on physical tokens and biometrics to secure accounts.

MFA requires multiple forms of validation that would have to compromise.

MFA requires and uses more complex passwords to secure accounts.

MFA eliminates the need for passwords through single sign-on.

Question 28

Which statement best describes the impact of Cloud Computing on business continuity management?

A general lack of interoperability standards means that extra focus must be placed on the security aspects of migration between Cloud providers.

The size of data sets hosted at a Cloud provider can present challenges if migration to another provider becomes necessary.

Customers of SaaS providers in particular need to mitigate the risks of application lock-in.

Clients need to do business continuity planning due diligence in case they suddenly need to switch providers.

Geographic redundancy ensures that Cloud Providers provide highly available services.