What is the primary role of a hypervisor in a virtualized environment?

To replace the operating system on the physical host

To provide security isolation between the host and the guest operating systems

To provide a graphical user interface for managing virtual machines

To create and manage virtual machines by allocating physical hardware resources to them

A company plans to consolidate multiple physical servers into a single physical host using a Type 1 hypervisor. The security team is concerned about the risk of a compromised VM affecting other VMs on the same host. Which additional control should be implemented to reduce this risk?

Enable hardware-assisted virtualization features in the BIOS

Disable the hypervisor's management interface to prevent attacks

Use a Type 2 hypervisor instead to add an extra layer of isolation

Segment VMs into separate virtual networks and apply firewall rules between them

A company is using a cloud provider's API to automate the creation of virtual machines. The security team is concerned that the API credentials could be compromised, allowing an attacker to create or delete resources. Which combination of controls would best mitigate this risk?

Store API credentials in plain text in the automation scripts

Use a single long-lived API key for all automation tasks

Use short-lived credentials and enable multi-factor authentication for API access

Disable API access and use the web console only

Which practice is a key data protection best practice in a cloud environment?

Storing all encryption keys in the same cloud account as the data

Using the same password for all cloud services

Disabling encryption to reduce latency

Encrypting data at rest and in transit

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Virtualization and Cloud Computing CCT Practice Questions (Page 3)

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What is the primary role of a hypervisor in a virtualized environment?
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A company plans to consolidate multiple physical servers into a single physical host using a Type 1 hypervisor. The security team is concerned about the risk of a compromised VM affecting other VMs on the same host. Which additional control should be implemented to reduce this risk?
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A company is using a cloud provider's API to automate the creation of virtual machines. The security team is concerned that the API credentials could be compromised, allowing an attacker to create or delete resources. Which combination of controls would best mitigate this risk?
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A company wants to keep sensitive customer data on its own on-premises servers while using a public cloud provider for development and testing workloads. Which deployment model best fits this requirement?
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Which practice is a key data protection best practice in a cloud environment?
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