Which of the following roles is responsible for creating cloud components and the testing and
validation of services?
D
Explanation:
The cloud service developer is responsible for developing and creating cloud components and
services, as well as for testing and validating services.
What is the best source for information about securing a physical asset's BIOS?
C
Explanation:
Vendor documentation from the manufacturer of the physical hardware is the best source of best
practices for securing the BIOS.
Which of the following is not a component of contractual PII?
C
Explanation:
The value of data itself has nothing to do with it being considered a part of contractual
Which of the following concepts refers to a cloud customer paying only for the resources and
offerings they use within a cloud environment, and only for the duration that they are consuming
them?
B
Explanation:
Measured service is where cloud services are delivered and billed in a metered way, where the cloud
customer only pays for those that they actually use, and for the duration of time that they use them.
Which of the following roles involves testing, monitoring, and securing cloud services for an
organization?
D
Explanation:
The cloud service administrator is responsible for testing cloud services, monitoring services,
administering security for services, providing usage reports on cloud services, and addressing
problem reports
What is the only data format permitted with the SOAP API?
D
Explanation:
The SOAP protocol only supports the XML data format.
Which data formats are most commonly used with the REST API?
C
Explanation:
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and Extensible Markup Language (XML) are the most commonly
used data formats for the Representational State Transfer (REST) API, and are typically implemented
with caching for increased scalability and performance.
Which of the following threat types involves an application that does not validate authorization for
portions of itself after the initial checks?
B
Explanation:
It is imperative that an application perform checks when each function or portion of the application
is accessed, to ensure that the user is properly authorized to access it. Without continual checks each
time a function is accessed, an attacker could forge requests to access portions of the application
where authorization has not been granted.
Which of the following roles involves overseeing billing, purchasing, and requesting audit reports for
an organization within a cloud environment?
B
Explanation:
The cloud service business manager is responsible for overseeing business and billing administration,
purchasing cloud services, and requesting audit reports when necessary
What is the biggest concern with hosting a key management system outside of the cloud
environment?
C
Explanation:
When a key management system is outside of the cloud environment hosting the application,
availability is a primary concern because any access issues with the encryption keys will render the
entire application unusable.
Which of the following approaches would NOT be considered sufficient to meet the requirements of
secure data destruction within a cloud environment?
D
Explanation:
Deletion merely removes the pointers to data on a system; it does nothing to actually remove and
sanitize the data. As such, the data remains in a recoverable state, and more secure methods are
needed to ensure it has been destroyed and is not recoverable by another party.
Which of the following cloud aspects complicates eDiscovery?
C
Explanation:
With multitenancy, eDiscovery becomes more complicated because the data collection involves extra
steps to ensure that only those customers or systems that are within scope are turned over to the
requesting authority.
What does the management plane typically utilize to perform administrative functions on the
hypervisors that it has access to?
C
Explanation:
The functions of the management plane are typically exposed as a series of remote calls and function
executions and as a set of APIs. These APIs are typically leveraged through either a client or a web
portal, with the latter being the most common.
What is a serious complication an organization faces from the perspective of compliance with
international operations?
B
Explanation:
When operating within a global framework, a security professional runs into a multitude of
jurisdictions and requirements, and many times they might be in contention with one other or not
clearly applicable. These requirements can include the location of the users and the type of data they
enter into systems, the laws governing the organization that owns the application and any regulatory
requirements they may have, as well as the appropriate laws and regulations for the jurisdiction
housing the IT resources and where the data is actually stored, which might be multiple jurisdictions
as well.
Which networking concept in a cloud environment allows for network segregation and isolation of IP
spaces?
D
Explanation:
A virtual area network (VLAN) allows the logical separation and isolation of networks and IP spaces
to provide enhanced security and controls.