Which security control is typically applied to north-south traffic?

Internal segmentation between VLANs

Micro-segmentation between application tiers

Host-based intrusion detection on every server

A company is planning to move a legacy application from a traditional data center to a cloud environment. The application currently has minimal east-west traffic. After migration, the application will be decomposed into microservices. What is the most important security consideration?

The cloud provider will handle all security, so no changes are needed.

The increase in east-west traffic will require micro-segmentation.

The north-south traffic will decrease, so no security changes are needed.

The perimeter firewall will need to be more powerful.

How does understanding north-south and east-west flow patterns aid in network troubleshooting?

It eliminates the need for packet captures

It guarantees that all traffic is encrypted

It automatically resolves all network issues

It helps identify where traffic is expected to cross the perimeter versus stay internal

In security incident response, why is it important to distinguish between north-south and east-west traffic?

To determine whether the attack originated internally or externally

To determine the physical location of the server

To decide which encryption algorithm to use

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Domain 2Objective 2

2.2 Explain External (north-South) and Internal (east-West) Traffic Flow Patterns for Environments CYBERSECURITY-APPRENTICE Practice Questions (Page 2)

Part of the Network Fundamentals domain, which accounts for 16% of the CYBERSECURITY-APPRENTICE exam.

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North-South Traffic Definition
East-West Traffic Definition
Traffic Flow Patterns in Traditional Data Centers
Traffic Flow Patterns in Virtualized and Cloud Environments
Security Implications of North-South Traffic
Security Implications of East-West Traffic
Traffic Flow Monitoring and Visibility

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A user in a corporate office accesses a public website. How is this traffic flow classified?
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Which security control is typically applied to north-south traffic?
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A company is planning to move a legacy application from a traditional data center to a cloud environment. The application currently has minimal east-west traffic. After migration, the application will be decomposed into microservices. What is the most important security consideration?
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How does understanding north-south and east-west flow patterns aid in network troubleshooting?
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In security incident response, why is it important to distinguish between north-south and east-west traffic?
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