What is the primary purpose of security monitoring in a cloud environment?

To detect and respond to security incidents in real time

To manage user identities and access permissions

To encrypt data stored in the cloud

A company wants to allow its employees to access cloud resources from personal devices, but only during business hours and only from approved geographic locations. They also need to track who accessed what. Which combination of controls should they implement?

Use conditional access policies that restrict access based on time and location, and enable detailed sign-in logs.

Provide all employees with the same shared credentials and rely on the honor system.

Allow access from any device and location, but require a strong password.

Disable all remote access and require employees to be in the office.

A company uses a mix of cloud VMs and containerized workloads. They want to proactively identify vulnerabilities before they are exploited. They also need to track remediation progress. Which approach should they take?

Rely on the cloud provider's promise to patch all vulnerabilities automatically without any action from the company.

Disable vulnerability scanning to avoid performance impact, and instead monitor user complaints.

Perform a single vulnerability scan at deployment time and do not rescan unless a breach occurs.

Run automated vulnerability scans on a regular schedule, integrate results into a central dashboard, and prioritize patches based on severity.

What is the primary purpose of encrypting data at rest in a cloud environment?

To ensure data is available during network outages

To speed up data retrieval from storage

To protect data from unauthorized access when stored on disk or in databases

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Security Controls CV0-004 Practice Questions (Page 1)

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What is the primary purpose of security monitoring in a cloud environment?
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A company wants to allow its employees to access cloud resources from personal devices, but only during business hours and only from approved geographic locations. They also need to track who accessed what. Which combination of controls should they implement?
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Which encryption technique is used to protect data while it is being transmitted over a network?
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A company uses a mix of cloud VMs and containerized workloads. They want to proactively identify vulnerabilities before they are exploited. They also need to track remediation progress. Which approach should they take?
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What is the primary purpose of encrypting data at rest in a cloud environment?
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