This CCSP practice question tests your understanding of legal, risk and compliance. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Which THREE of the following are key considerations when conducting a cloud risk assessment?
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Reviewing legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the organization
Option A is correct because legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS) directly dictate data residency, privacy controls, and breach notification obligations. A cloud risk assessment must map these requirements to the specific cloud deployment to identify compliance gaps and potential liabilities.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Reviewing legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the organization
Why this is correct
Compliance with laws is a key risk consideration.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Analyzing network latency between cloud regions
Why it's wrong here
Latency is a performance metric, not a risk factor.
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Identifying threats specific to cloud deployment models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Why this is correct
Each model has unique threats.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Evaluating the CSP's physical security controls in detail
Why it's wrong here
Physical security is often inherited from the CSP and not a primary focus in customer risk assessment.
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Assessing the impact of shared tenancy on data isolation
Why this is correct
Shared tenancy introduces risks of resource isolation failure.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
ISC2 often tests the distinction between operational metrics (like latency) and risk assessment inputs, tricking candidates into selecting performance-related options as risk factors.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Cloud risk assessments follow frameworks like NIST SP 800-30 or ISO 27005, which emphasize identifying threats (e.g., data breaches, account hijacking) and vulnerabilities (e.g., misconfigured APIs) specific to the deployment model. For shared tenancy (Option E), the risk of side-channel attacks or resource isolation failures is a unique cloud concern, requiring assessment of hypervisor security and tenant separation mechanisms like AWS Nitro or Azure Hyper-V isolation.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A developer is choosing between AES-256 (symmetric) and RSA-2048 (asymmetric) for encrypting a large file that will be sent to a partner. Symmetric encryption is fast but requires key exchange; asymmetric is slower but solves the key distribution problem. A hybrid approach — encrypt the file with AES, encrypt the AES key with RSA — is standard. Questions like this test whether you understand when each approach applies.
What to study next
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Legal, Risk and Compliance — This question tests Legal, Risk and Compliance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Reviewing legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the organization — Option A is correct because legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS) directly dictate data residency, privacy controls, and breach notification obligations. A cloud risk assessment must map these requirements to the specific cloud deployment to identify compliance gaps and potential liabilities.
What should I do if I get this CCSP question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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