12.1 Intro to Cloud Computing Flashcards
Before the cloud, orgs setup networks called ___________.
Before the cloud, originations setup networks called on-premises networks.
Key Term:
Complex architecture
Systems must be built to ensure basic security and allow infrastructure personnel to securely monitor, reconfigure, and redeploy machines as needed.
Key Term:
Extensive management
The cloud offers more flexibility than organizations are used to, giving them freedom to create many more machines. This flexibility makes operations management more complex, requiring additional skills and techniques.
Key Term:
Different threats
The cloud is exposed to public networks. Providers handle certain aspects of security, which means security professionals have new and different considerations. Malicious actors will execute new escalation and lateral movement tactics.
Key Term:
Ensuring availability
High availability of machines is a large part of security on the cloud. Ensuring availability and redundancy on the cloud is different than with on-premises environments.
The cloud has all of the same equipment: servers, virtual machines, routers, firewalls, load balancers, etc.
The difference is that, in the cloud, most of these items are ________, meaning they are software.
The difference is that, in the cloud, most of these items are virtualized, meaning they are software.
What are the security benefits of cloud computing? (7)
- Ground up security
- Easy configuration
- Quick turnaround
- Personalized provisions from cloud providers
- High availability and fault tolerance
- Easy implementation
A7. ffordability
________ is a service provider offers pay-as-you-go access to storage, networking, servers, and other computing resources in the cloud.
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) is a service provider offers pay-as-you-go access to storage, networking, servers, and other computing resources in the cloud.
What are the Security benefits for IaaS?
01 High availability.
02 Assurance that base machines are up-to date at the time of deployment.
03 Provider-enforced security controls, such as basic access management.
__________ is a service provider offers access to a cloud-based environment in which users can build and deliver applications. The provider supplies the underlying infrastructure.
PaaS (Platform as a Service) is a service provider offers access to a cloud-based environment in which users can build and deliver applications. The provider supplies the underlying infrastructure.
__________ is a service provider delivers software and applications through the internet. Users subscribe to the
software and access it through the web or vendor APIs.
SaaS (Software as a Service) is a service provider delivers software and applications through the internet. Users subscribe to the
software and access it through the web or vendor APIs.
__________ is a service that provides a company’s data product to the user on demand, regardless of geographic or organizational distance between provider and consumer.
DaaS/DBaaS (Data as a Service/
Database as a Service) is a service that provides a company’s data product to the user on demand, regardless of geographic or organizational distance between provider and consumer.
__________ is service that provides an outsourced communications solution. Such communications can include Voice over IP (VoIP or Internet telephony), instant messaging (IM), and collaboration and video conference applications.
CaaS (Communications as a Service)
A service that provides an outsourced communications solution. Such communications can include Voice over IP (VoIP or Internet telephony), instant messaging (IM), and collaboration and video conference applications.
___________ are services providing all the offerings via cloud computing as opposed to locally, or on-premises.
XaaS (Anything as a Service) Services providing all the offerings via cloud computing as opposed to locally, or on-premises.
