Cloud Security Posture Management uses which one of the following to integrate with cloud accounts?

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Options

• AIAM account credentials
• BSecurity Objects
• CSDDC
• DCloudGuard Controller

• A
  87% (33)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  8% (3)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

IAM account credentials are correct because CSPM tools need programmatic access to your cloud environment to continuously scan resource configurations, audit policies, and detect misconfigurations - and IAM credentials (such as AWS IAM roles or Azure service principals) provide the precise, least-privilege access required to do this without requiring full admin accounts. Security Objects (B) is not a recognized integration mechanism in CSPM architecture - it's a vague distractor with no defined role in cloud account onboarding. SDDC (C) refers to Software-Defined Data Center, a VMware virtualization concept for on-premises infrastructure, which is unrelated to connecting CSPM tools to public cloud accounts. CloudGuard Controller (D) is a Check Point-specific network security component used in virtual environments, not the mechanism by which CSPM integrates with cloud accounts.

Memory tip: Think "CSPM needs to see your cloud - it uses IAM like a read-only security camera pass." IAM = Identity and Access Management, which is exactly what grants CSPM the visibility it needs.

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