8.2 Differentiate Between IoT Sensor Placement Options NETWORK-SECURITY-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · hard

   A large enterprise is deploying IoT sensors across multiple sites. They have a mix of high-volume IoT traffic and sensitive data that requires low-latency inspection. The security team is debating between edge and core placement. They want to minimize the number of sensors while ensuring that all traffic is inspected, including traffic that stays within a site. Which approach best meets these conflicting requirements?

   • APlace sensors at the edge of each site and also in the core.
   • BPlace sensors only at the edge of each site.
   • CPlace sensors inline on all WAN links.
   • DPlace sensors only in the core network.
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2. 17application · medium

   A hospital is deploying IoT sensors for patient monitoring. They want to detect anomalies in device behavior as early as possible, but they also want to centralize monitoring for compliance reporting. They have a limited budget for sensor hardware. Which placement strategy provides early detection while still allowing centralized reporting?

   • APlace sensors in the cloud and forward all traffic to the cloud.
   • BPlace sensors inline on every IoT device.
   • CPlace sensors at the edge on access switches and forward alerts to a central system.
   • DPlace sensors only in the core network.
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4. 18application · medium

   A global company is deploying IoT sensors for environmental monitoring in remote locations. They want to scale the monitoring infrastructure quickly without deploying hardware in each location. They are concerned about the latency of sending all traffic to a central cloud. Which placement option best balances scalability and latency?

   • ADeploy sensors inline on the WAN links from each location.
   • BDeploy sensors in the core network of the company's data center.
   • CDeploy cloud-based sensors that analyze traffic in the cloud.
   • DDeploy sensors on-premises at each remote location.
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5. 19foundation · easy

   Which factor should be considered when choosing where to place an IoT sensor?

   • AThe volume of traffic that will be inspected
   • BThe color of the IoT devices
   • CThe brand of the network switch
   • DThe number of employees in the IT department
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6. 20foundation · easy

   Which factor is most likely to influence the decision to place an IoT sensor at the edge rather than in the core?

   • AThe desire to reduce the number of sensors deployed
   • BThe requirement to use only passive sensors
   • CThe need to inspect traffic from IoT devices before it is aggregated with other traffic
   • DThe need to monitor traffic from all cloud workloads
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