350-701 Cloud Security Practice Question
A security engineer is designing cloud workload protection (CWPP) for a hybrid environment with VMs and containers. Which TWO capabilities should a CWPP solution provide? (Choose two.)
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Intrusion prevention system (IPS) for workloads
CWPP solutions focus on workload protection including vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, file integrity monitoring, and sometimes container security.
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Cloud security posture management (CSPM) for configuration
Why it's wrong here
CSPM is a separate category focusing on cloud configuration, not workload-level protection.
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Intrusion prevention system (IPS) for workloads
Why this is correct
IPS is a common CWPP feature.
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DNS-layer security for user devices
Why it's wrong here
DNS-layer security is typically part of Umbrella, not CWPP.
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Data loss prevention (DLP) for SaaS applications
Why it's wrong here
DLP for SaaS is a CASB function.
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Vulnerability scanning for OS and applications
Why this is correct
Scanning for vulnerabilities is a key CWPP capability.
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