An organization maintains various record types, including health and criminal justice records. Which of the following cloud environments is the organization MOST likely to use to limit the attack…

The correct answer is D. Private. Health records (regulated by HIPAA) and criminal justice records are highly sensitive and subject to strict compliance requirements. A private cloud keeps all infrastructure dedicated solely to the organization, meaning no shared resources with outside parties. This isolation…

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Question

An organization maintains various record types, including health and criminal justice records. Which of the following cloud environments is the organization MOST likely to use to limit the attack surface?

Options

APublic
BHybrid
CCommunity
DPrivate

How the community answered

(50 responses)

A
2% (1)
B
4% (2)
C
6% (3)
D
88% (44)

Explanation

Health records (regulated by HIPAA) and criminal justice records are highly sensitive and subject to strict compliance requirements. A private cloud keeps all infrastructure dedicated solely to the organization, meaning no shared resources with outside parties. This isolation dramatically reduces the attack surface compared to public or hybrid models. A community cloud shares resources among a limited group of organizations with similar interests, while hybrid mixes public and private. Only a private cloud gives the organization full control over security configurations, access policies, and data residency - all critical when handling legally protected sensitive data.

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#Cloud deployment models#Private cloud#Security#Attack surface reduction

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