20+ practice questions focused on Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security — one of the most tested topics on the Certified Cloud Security Professional CCSP exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security PracticeA cloud provider uses KVM as its hypervisor. To prevent a malicious VM from reading memory allocated to another VM, which hardware-assisted memory isolation technology should be enabled?
Explanation: AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) encrypts the memory of each VM with a unique key, preventing a malicious VM from reading another VM's memory. This hardware-assisted technology isolates VM memory at the hardware level, making it the correct choice for this scenario. IOMMU (Input-Output Memory Management Unit) controls device DMA access, not CPU memory accesses between VMs. Intel TXT ensures trusted boot, and Intel SGX protects application enclaves, neither of which prevent cross-VM memory reads.
An organization uses a multi-cloud strategy and wants to connect their on-premises data center to multiple cloud providers with a single private, low-latency connection. Which solution should they consider?
Explanation: A dedicated software-defined cloud interconnect, like Megaport or Equinix Fabric, allows connecting to multiple cloud providers from a single port. Direct connections to a single provider would require separate connections for each provider.
A cloud security architect needs to allow an application in a VPC to access a cloud database service without traversing the public internet. Which feature should be implemented?
Explanation: Private Endpoint (also known as Service Endpoint or Private Link) enables private connectivity to cloud services without internet exposure.
A company uses serverless functions to process sensitive data. The functions need to access a database in a private subnet. What is the most secure way to enable this access without exposing the database to the internet?
Explanation: Placing the serverless function inside a virtual private cloud (VPC) via VPC integration and using a VPC endpoint or private connectivity allows secure, private access to the database instance without internet traversal.
A cloud security architect is designing a multi-tenant environment on a hypervisor. Which hypervisor type provides the most robust isolation between tenant virtual machines by running directly on the hardware without a host operating system?
Explanation: Type 1 (bare-metal) hypervisors run directly on the hardware, providing better performance and isolation because there is no host OS layer that could be compromised. Type 2 hypervisors run on top of an OS, adding attack surface.
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