Which type of tool is specifically designed to automate the assessment of cloud configurations against compliance standards?

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tool

A company is moving its customer relationship management (CRM) system to the cloud. The compliance officer wants to ensure that the cloud environment meets the company's regulatory obligations and that the company can prove it. What is the primary purpose of conducting a cloud audit in this situation?

To verify that cloud controls are operating effectively and to provide evidence of compliance to regulators and stakeholders.

To guarantee that no security incidents will ever occur in the cloud environment.

To replace the need for continuous monitoring and ongoing compliance activities.

To transfer all responsibility for security to the cloud provider.

Which of the following is an example of a metric used to monitor cloud resource performance?

An alert triggered when a security group rule is changed

CPU utilization percentage of a virtual machine

A configuration file that defines network access rules

A log entry showing a failed login attempt

What is a common feature of automated auditing and monitoring tools in the cloud?

Physical inspection of cloud data centers

Manual review of every log entry by a human analyst

Continuous scanning of resources and generating alerts for non-compliance

Replacing the need for any human oversight

Why is logging important for auditing and monitoring in the cloud?

Logs automatically prevent unauthorized access to cloud resources

Logs reduce the cost of cloud storage by compressing data

Logs provide a record of activities that can be used to verify compliance and investigate incidents

Logs are required only for financial audits and have no security value

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Domain 8Objective 4

Auditing and Monitoring Cloud Resources CSE Practice Questions (Page 9)

Part of the Cloud Compliance and Governance domain, which makes up ~13% of our current practice bank.

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