CCSP · Question #590
From a security perspective, what component of a cloud computing infrastructure represents the biggest concern?
The correct answer is B. Management plane. The management plane will have broad administrative access to all host systems throughout an environment; as such, it represents the most pressing security concerns. A compromise of the management plane can directly lead to compromises of any other systems within the Although hyp
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From a security perspective, what component of a cloud computing infrastructure represents the biggest concern?
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- AHypervisor
- BManagement plane
- CObject storage
- DEncryption
How the community answered
(19 responses)- B89% (17)
- C5% (1)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
The management plane will have broad administrative access to all host systems throughout an environment; as such, it represents the most pressing security concerns. A compromise of the management plane can directly lead to compromises of any other systems within the Although hypervisors represent a significant security concern to an environment because their compromise would expose any virtual systems hosted within them, the management plane is a better choice in this case because it controls multiple hypervisors. Encryption and object storage both represent lower-level security concerns.
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