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CCSP · Question #196

What are third-party providers of IAM functions for the cloud environment?

The correct answer is A. CASBs. Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) are third-party providers that can extend an organization's Identity and Access Management (IAM) functions to cloud environments.

Submitted by chiamaka_o· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

Question

What are third-party providers of IAM functions for the cloud environment?

Options

  • ACASBs
  • BDLPs
  • CSIEMs
  • DAESs

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    94% (33)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) are third-party providers that can extend an organization's Identity and Access Management (IAM) functions to cloud environments.

ACASBsCorrect

Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) are security policy enforcement points placed between cloud service consumers and cloud service providers to combine and interject enterprise security policies as cloud resources are accessed. They can extend an organization's IAM capabilities to cloud services, providing features like single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and access control, essentially acting as an IAM gateway for cloud applications.

BDLPs

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions focus on preventing sensitive data from leaving the organization, not primarily on managing identities or access.

CSIEMs

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems aggregate and analyze security logs and events, providing threat detection and compliance reporting, rather than directly providing IAM functions.

DAESs

AES is a symmetric encryption standard (Advanced Encryption Standard), not a type of third-party provider for IAM functions.

Concept tested: Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) functions

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/casb-what-is-cloud-access-security-broker?view=o365-worldwide

Topics

#CASB#Cloud IAM#Cloud Security Services#Identity and Access Management

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