CAS-004 Security Architecture Practice Question
An enterprise is implementing a cloud security posture management (CSPM) solution. What is the primary function of CSPM?
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Monitoring and remediating misconfigurations
CSPM continuously monitors cloud infrastructure for misconfigurations, compliance violations, and security risks, providing automated remediation and reporting.
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Monitoring and remediating misconfigurations
Why this is correct
CSPM focuses on posture management via configuration assessment.
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Brokering access to cloud apps
Why it's wrong here
That is CASB.
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Protecting workloads from malware
Why it's wrong here
That is CWPP's role.
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Encrypting data at rest
Why it's wrong here
Encryption is a control, not CSPM's primary function.
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