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CCSK Exam - Question 16


Which layer is the most important for securing because it is considered to be the foundation for secure cloud operations?

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Correct Answer: A

The infrastructure layer is the foundation of cloud operations, encompassing the core components of a computing system such as compute, network, and storage. This layer is vital because securing it ensures the foundational stability and security of everything else built on top of it, making it the most important layer for securing in cloud operations.

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NSK_12Option: E
Oct 14, 2022

I disagree with this answer. In my own opinion, the infrastructure security is managed by the cloud provider so here, the most important cloud logical model is the Metastructure. That one security is the used for configuration and management of cloud deployment.

Michael_B_Morell_CISSP
Dec 10, 2022

This is a tricky question. While the Metastructure is definitely, without a doubt important, they are combining it with answers that look like IaaS,PaaS,SaaS. But they are talking about the actual physical infrastructure, which without its 10000000% security, nothing else can be secure. This is because the physical infrastructure is what everything else is built on. Imagine if you will that the CSP is in a collocated facility and many people who are not part of the CSP can walk around the building. Now imagine if they gain access to the physical servers. Would it really matter at that point if the metastructure was "secured". No it wouldn't because physical access always beats virtual access.

tralala2Option: A
Nov 15, 2022

A is the correct answer ... Domain 7 infrastructure Security ... 7.0 Introduction first paragraph..Infrastructure security is the foundation for operating securely in the cloud

MbnasOption: E
Nov 26, 2022

Its metastructure

Mobi333Option: A
Mar 28, 2023

there is no data structure layer, follow the sequence of as mentioned in ccsk guide, infrastructure > metastructure > applistructure > infostructure so answer is infrastructure

Selmed993Option: A
Mar 28, 2023

As tralala 2 below said, refer to Domain 7 introduction. It says "Infrastructure security is the foundation for operating securely in the cloud".

SrirampsOption: A
May 8, 2023

Infrastructure: The core components of a computing system: compute, network, and storage. The foundation that everything else is built on. The moving parts. Correct Answer : A

BigG83Option: E
Feb 19, 2024

The correct answer is the Metastructure (as others had said). Domain 6 of Security Guide is about the management plane and it is mentioned as the most important difference from Security perspective when we compare the Cloud based architectures with the Traditional ones.

assfedassfinishedOption: A
Apr 16, 2024

Who is the audience of this question. Is it the cloud provider? Then Infrastructure definitely. If you are the cloud user, the infrastructure layer, while managed by the provider, is still critically important to secure cloud ops.

JonHinOption: A
May 12, 2024

A is correct

ChewyBananasOption: E
Jun 28, 2024

E. The Metastructure has the ability to destroy your entire cloud deployment and its available on the web. The formal CSA training stressed this the most.