While considering the organization's cloud-adoption strategy, the Chief Information Security Officer sets a goal to outsource patching of firmware, operating systems, and applications to the chosen…

The correct answer is E. SaaS. Software as a Service (SaaS) is the cloud model that best meets the goal of outsourcing the management, including patching, of firmware, operating systems, and applications to the cloud vendor. In a SaaS environment, the cloud provider is responsible for maintaining and…

Submitted by lucia.co· Mar 6, 2026Security architecture

Question

While considering the organization's cloud-adoption strategy, the Chief Information Security Officer sets a goal to outsource patching of firmware, operating systems, and applications to the chosen cloud vendor. Which of the following best meets this goal?

Options

ACommunity cloud
BPaaS
CContainerization
DPrivate cloud
ESaaS
FlaaS

How the community answered

(26 responses)

B
4% (1)
C
4% (1)
D
4% (1)
E
77% (20)
F
12% (3)

Explanation

Software as a Service (SaaS) is the cloud model that best meets the goal of outsourcing the management, including patching, of firmware, operating systems, and applications to the cloud vendor. In a SaaS environment, the cloud provider is responsible for maintaining and updating the entire software stack, allowing the organization to focus on using the software rather than managing its infrastructure.

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