CCSP · Question #95
Which of the following is a possible negative aspect of bit-splitting?
The correct answer is A. It may require trust in additional third parties beyond the primary cloud service provider.. A potential negative aspect of bit-splitting is the increased trust placed in multiple third parties, as data is divided and stored across several providers.
Question
Which of the following is a possible negative aspect of bit-splitting?
Options
- AIt may require trust in additional third parties beyond the primary cloud service provider.
- BThere may be cause for management concern that the technology will violate internal policy.
- CUsers will have far greater difficulty understanding the implementation.
- DLimited vendors make acquisition and support challenging.
How the community answered
(16 responses)- A88% (14)
- C6% (1)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
A potential negative aspect of bit-splitting is the increased trust placed in multiple third parties, as data is divided and stored across several providers.
Bit-splitting involves dividing data into multiple segments and storing these segments across different cloud providers. While this enhances security by decentralizing data, it inherently introduces a reliance on and trust in each of these additional third-party providers, increasing the overall attack surface and management complexity.
While *any* new technology *could* cause management concern about policy, this is a generic statement and not a unique negative aspect of bit-splitting itself, which explicitly involves externalizing data.
User difficulty understanding implementation is a general challenge with complex security technologies, not a primary negative aspect specific to bit-splitting's security model.
The availability of vendors for bit-splitting technology is a market characteristic, not an inherent negative aspect of the security architecture itself.
Concept tested: Bit-splitting security implications
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