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CV0-003 · Question #184

Which of the following assets have risks related to a cloud provider going out of business?

The correct answer is A. Data stored at the provider. Data stored at a cloud provider is the most critical asset at risk if the provider ceases operations, as access to and integrity of that data could be lost.

Cloud Architecture and Design

Question

Which of the following assets have risks related to a cloud provider going out of business?

Options

  • AData stored at the provider
  • BCloud management tools housed at the provider
  • CInvestment in servers at the provider
  • DMachine capacity at the provider

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    89% (31)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

Data stored at a cloud provider is the most critical asset at risk if the provider ceases operations, as access to and integrity of that data could be lost.

AData stored at the providerCorrect

If a cloud provider goes out of business, the organization faces the risk of permanent data loss, inability to retrieve data, or data exposure during the provider's wind-down process. Unlike hardware or capacity, data is the irreplaceable business asset that cannot simply be re-purchased or rebuilt. This risk makes data portability and backup strategies essential components of cloud risk management.

BCloud management tools housed at the provider

Cloud management tools are typically software-based and can be replaced with alternative tools from other vendors if a provider shuts down.

CInvestment in servers at the provider

The customer does not own or invest in servers at the cloud provider's facility under standard cloud service models, so there is no direct financial investment in provider-side hardware to lose.

DMachine capacity at the provider

Machine capacity is a provider-side infrastructure concern, and the customer can simply provision compute capacity from an alternative cloud provider if needed.

Concept tested: Cloud provider risk - data availability and portability

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-146/final

Topics

#vendor risk#cloud data assets#provider dependency#business continuity

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