Chapter 1 - Architectural Concepts

Question 1

Cloud Bursting

Answer 1

Using Core IT and increasing capacity by using Cloud

Question 2

What are the three cloud characteristics?

Answer 2

Elasticity, scalability and simplicity

Scalability refers to the up and down scaling according to the current needs

Simplicity refers to the ease of use

Elasticity refers to pay per use

Question 3

Cloud roles

Answer 3

Csp, cloud customer, cloud access security broker (casb), regulators

Question 4

Cloud Portability

Answer 4

The ability to move applications and associated data between one cloud provider and another, or between legacy and cloud environments.

Question 5

Cloud Service Broker (CSB)

Answer 5

Typically a third-party entity or company that looks to extend or enhance value to multiple customers of cloud-based services through relationships with multiple cloud service providers. It acts as a Liaison between csp and cloud service customers, selecting the best provider for each customer and monitoring services.

Question 6

FIPS 140-2

Answer 6

A NIST document that lists accredited and outmoded crypto systems

Question 7

NIST 800-53

Answer 7

A guidance document with primary goal of ensuring that appropriate security requirements and controls are applied to all u.s. federal government information in information systems

Question 8

Trusted Cloud Initiative (TCI) reference model

Answer 8

Guide for cloud providers, allowing them to create a holistic architecture (including physical facility of data center, the logical Lay-out of the network, and the process necessary to utilize both) that cloud customers can purchase and use with comfort and confidence.

Question 9

What is the CIA

Answer 9

Security fundamentals.

Includes:

• confidentiality: protecting information from unauthorized access/dissemination
• integrity: ensuring that information is not subject to unauthorized modification
• availability: ensuring that authorized users can access the information when they are permitted to do so