2.2 Explain External (north-South) and Internal (east-West) Traffic Flow Patterns for Environments CYBERSECURITY-APPRENTICE Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–22

1. 21foundation · easy

   What is a key security challenge associated with east-west traffic?

   • AIt increases the risk of lateral movement if an attacker compromises an internal host
   • BIt is always encrypted, making inspection difficult
   • CIt is limited to management protocols
   • DIt is easily monitored by a single perimeter firewall
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2. 22foundation · easy

   Which factor contributes to the rise of east-west traffic in cloud environments?

   • AThe use of a single monolithic application
   • BThe deployment of microservices that communicate over the network
   • CThe use of a centralized firewall for all traffic
   • DThe reliance on physical servers instead of virtual machines
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