How does the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) service deliver intelligence threat feeds, enforce compliance policies, and apply security enhancements to the environment?

Question

Options

• AThe Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) does this by using the SOAP protocol and
• BThe Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) does this by using SSH and microagents
• CThe Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) does this by using REST APIs
• DThe Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) does this by using SIC connections on the

• A
  4% (2)
• C
  93% (43)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

CSPM solutions are designed around modern cloud-native architectures, and REST APIs are the standard integration layer that allows CSPM tools to connect to cloud provider APIs (AWS, Azure, GCP), pull configuration data, push policy enforcement, and deliver threat intelligence without requiring agents or persistent connections. REST APIs enable lightweight, stateless communication that scales across multi-cloud environments, which is exactly what CSPM needs to continuously monitor and remediate posture issues.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (SOAP): SOAP is a legacy, heavyweight protocol largely replaced by REST in modern cloud tooling - cloud provider APIs simply don't expose SOAP endpoints for CSPM-style interactions.
• B (SSH + microagents): SSH is for remote shell access to compute instances; CSPM is agentless by design and operates at the control-plane level, not the OS level.
• D (SIC connections): SIC (Secure Internal Communication) is a Check Point-specific proprietary protocol used between Check Point components - it has no role in CSPM's broad, cross-platform intelligence delivery.

Memory tip: Think "CSPM = Cloud-native = REST." REST APIs are the lingua franca of cloud platforms - if a tool needs to talk to AWS/Azure/GCP at scale, it's using REST. Any answer suggesting agents, SSH, or proprietary protocols signals something operating below the cloud control plane, which is the wrong layer for CSPM.

No community discussion yet for this question.