Describe Continuous Integration & Deployment Strategies for Security Data Management and Engineering Solutions. CYBERSECURITY-DEFENSE-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 1)

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1. 1application · medium

   A security data engineering team manages a set of Splunk configuration files (e.g., inputs.conf, transforms.conf) that define how data is parsed and indexed. They want to treat these configurations as code. What is the primary benefit of storing these files in a version control system (VCS) like Git?

   • AIt encrypts the configurations so that sensitive data like credentials are protected at rest.
   • BIt eliminates the need for a separate configuration management tool like Ansible or Puppet.
   • CIt provides a complete audit trail of changes, enabling the team to see who changed what and when, and to revert to a known-good state.
   • DIt automatically deploys the configurations to all Splunk servers in the environment.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   What is the key difference between continuous delivery and continuous deployment in a CI/CD pipeline?

   • AContinuous delivery ensures code is always in a deployable state but requires manual release, while continuous deployment automates the release to production
   • BContinuous delivery is only for security data, while continuous deployment is for all software
   • CContinuous delivery automates the release to production, while continuous deployment requires manual approval
   • DContinuous delivery includes automated testing, while continuous deployment does not
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4. 3expert · hard

   A company runs a critical security data pipeline that enriches all alerts before they reach the SOC. They need to deploy a new enrichment algorithm. The pipeline is stateful and maintains an in-memory cache that is expensive to rebuild. The team's primary concern is minimizing the time to roll back if the new algorithm produces bad output. They also have a limited number of available servers. Which deployment strategy is most appropriate?

   • ABlue-green deployment, keeping the old version fully running until the new version is verified.
   • BRolling deployment, updating servers one at a time until all are on the new version.
   • CRecreate deployment, stopping all old instances and starting new ones with the new version.
   • DCanary deployment, routing a small percentage of alerts to the new version and monitoring for errors.
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5. 4foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of configuration management in a security data engineering environment?

   • ATo monitor the performance of the security data pipeline
   • BTo encrypt the communication between pipeline components
   • CTo define and maintain the desired state of infrastructure and application settings
   • DTo store the actual security data collected from sources
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6. 5foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of a rollback strategy in a CI/CD pipeline?

   • ATo delete all data from the previous version
   • BTo revert to a previous stable version if the new deployment fails
   • CTo prevent any future deployments
   • DTo speed up the deployment process
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