CCSK Free Practice Test

What is the most significant security difference between traditional infrastructure and cloud computing?

1. A. Management plane
2. B. Intrusion detection options
3. C. Secondary authentication factors
4. D. Network access points
5. E. Mobile security configuration options

Correct Answer: A

Which of the following is one of the five essential characteristics of cloud computing as defined by NIST?

1. A. Multi-tenancy
2. B. Nation-state boundaries
3. C. Measured service
4. D. Unlimited bandwidth
5. E. Hybrid clouds

Correct Answer: C

What is a core tenant of risk management?

1. A. The provider is accountable for all risk management.
2. B. You can manage, transfer, accept, or avoid risks.
3. C. The consumers are completely responsible for all risk.
4. D. If there is still residual risk after assessments and controls are inplace, you must accept the risk.
5. E. Risk insurance covers all financial losses, including loss of customers.

Correct Answer: B

Which term describes any situation where the cloud consumer does not manage any of the underlying hardware or virtual machines?

1. A. Serverless computing
2. B. Virtual machineless
3. C. Abstraction
4. D. Container
5. E. Provider managed

Correct Answer: A

Which of the following items is NOT an example of Security as a Service (SecaaS)?

1. A. Spam filtering
2. B. Authentication
3. C. Provisioning
4. D. Web filtering
5. E. Intrusion detection

Correct Answer: C