Free Practice Questions for Cloud Security Alliance CCSK Exam

Thehybrid clouddeployment model involves integrating a private cloud (or on-premises datacenter) with a public cloud, bound together by technology that enablesdata and application portability. This allows workloads to move seamlessly between environments, leveraging the benefits of both private and public clouds.

From theCCSK v5.0 Study Guide, Domain 1 (Cloud Computing Concepts and Architectures), Section 1.3:

“A hybrid cloud combines on-premises infrastructure (or a private cloud) with a public cloud, integrated through technology that allows data and application portability. This model enables organizations to maintain sensitive workloads on-premises while leveraging the scalability of public cloud services.”

Option A (Hybrid cloud) is the correct answer.

Option B (Public cloud) is incorrect because it involves only cloud provider resources, not a datacenter.

Option C (Multi-cloud) is incorrect because it refers to using multiple public cloud providers, not a datacenter.

Option D (Private cloud) is incorrect because it does not inherently include integration with a public cloud.

Multiple independent deployments help isolate workloads, reducing the potential impact of a breach by confining it to a single deployment environment. Reference: [Security Guidance v5, Domain 7 - Infrastructure & Networking]

The primary role of Identity and Access Management (IAM) is to control and manage who has access to cloud resources and ensure that only authorized users, systems, or entities are granted access. IAM involves the creation, management, and enforcement of policies that define user identities and their corresponding permissions to access specific resources. This helps prevent unauthorized access and ensures that security policies are properly enforced.

While encryption and activity monitoring are important security practices, they are not the primary focus of IAM. Similarly, IAM is about assigning appropriate access levels based on roles and needs, not ensuring all users have the same level of access.

An authoritative source in the context of identity management refers to a trusted system that contains accurate identity information. This system is considered the source of truth for identities, and other systems or services within the organization rely on it for the most up-to-date and verified identity details, such as usernames, attributes, roles, and permissions.

A list of permissions assigned to different users represents access control data but is not considered the authoritative source of identity. A network resource that handles authorization requests refers to authorization mechanisms but is not the authoritative source for identity. A database containing all entitlements could be part of an identity management system but is not necessarily the authoritative source for identity itself; it focuses more on access rights and entitlements.