Cloud and Automation Flashcards
Classifying the ownership and management of a cloud as public, private,
community, or hybrid
Cloud Deployment Model
A service provider makes resources available to the end users over the Internet
Public Cloud
A company creates its own cloud environment that only it can utilize as an
internal enterprise resource
Private Cloud
Resources and costs are shared among several different organizations who have
common service needs
Community Cloud
Combines public, private, and community clouds, as well as on-premise
infrastructure, to meet an organization’s needs
Hybrid Cloud
A cloud deployment model where the cloud consumer uses multiple public cloud
services
Multicloud
Classifying the provision of cloud services and the limit of the cloud service
provider’s responsibility as software, platform, infrastructure, etc.
Cloud Service Model
Provides all the hardware, operating system, software, and applications needed
for a complete application service to be delivered
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Provides all the hardware, operating system, and backend software needed in
order to develop software or services
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Provides your organization with the hardware and software needed for a specific
service to operate
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Provides your organization with various types of security services without the
need to maintain a cybersecurity staff
Security as a Service (SECaaS)
Cloud-based infrastructure must be configured to provide the same level of security as a local solution
Cloud-based Infrastructure
A private network segment made available to a single cloud consumer within a
public cloud
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Enterprise management software designed to mediate access to cloud services by
users across all types of devices
▪ Single sign-on
▪ Malware and rogue device detection
▪ Monitor/audit user activity
▪ Mitigate data exfiltration
Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
A security appliance or host positioned at the client network edge that forwards
user traffic to the cloud network if the contents of that traffic comply with policy
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