Chapter 4 - Thing To Know

Question 1

What are the phases of the cloud data life cycle?

Answer 1

Create
Store 
Use 
Share 
Archive 
Destroy

Question 2

What are the correct statements about the archive phase?

Answer 2

• It is the phase for long-term storage when planning security controls for the data
• Archive phase activities in the cloud will largely be driven by whether a user is using the same cloud provider for backups and its production environment
• The physical security of the data in long-term storage is also important
• Cryptography will, as with most data-related controls, be an essential consideration

Question 3

What are the types of cloud storage architectures?

Answer 3

Volume Storage
Object-Base Storage
Database
Content Delivery Network

Question 4

What are the techniques used to obscure data?

Answer 4

Hashing
Randomization
Shuffling 
Masking 
Nulls