GIAC Cloud Security Essentials (GCLD) Free Practice Test

Question 1

In responding to intrusions in a cloud environment, which of the following are critical steps to be taken?
(Choose Two)
Response:

A. Ignoring user reports of suspicious activity to focus on technical indicators.

B. Identifying and isolating the compromised resources.

C. Resetting passwords for all cloud service accounts immediately without investigation.

D. Performing a root cause analysis to understand the breach.

Correct Answer: B,D

Question 2

How can cloud networking contribute to disaster recovery planning?
Response:

A. By providing physical security at data centers

B. By increasing the processing power of applications

C. By creating physical backups

D. By enabling network traffic redirection to backup sites

Correct Answer: D

Question 3

Which two are important benefits of applying automation practices to support continuous and repeatable tasks in cloud environments?
(Choose Two)
Response:

A. Reducing the time required to respond to changes.

B. Ensuring that every deployment is unique.

C. Increasing manual intervention to ensure quality.

D. Enhancing the reliability of deployments.

Correct Answer: A,D

Question 4

In cloud computing, high availability is often achieved through which of the following methods?
Response:

A. Data sharding

B. Frequent data archiving

C. Vertical scaling

D. Horizontal scaling and redundancy

Correct Answer: D

Question 5

What is a primary consideration when deploying compute resources in the cloud?
Response:

A. Disabling encryption

B. Ensuring security of the underlying operating system

C. Allowing full access to all users

D. Ignoring security best practices

Correct Answer: B

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the concept of elasticity in cloud computing?
Response:

A. The feature that allows for automatic scaling of resources

B. The ability to shrink resources based on demand

C. The capability to migrate resources across cloud providers

D. The function to allocate resources statically

Correct Answer: A

Question 7

What are two key security considerations when deploying cloud compute resources?
(Choose Two)
Response:

A. Ignoring security group configurations

B. Encrypting data in transit

C. Using outdated operating systems

D. Limiting user privileges

Correct Answer: B,D

Question 8

Which of the following is essential for securing cloud networks?
Response:

A. Disabling encryption

B. Public access to all resources

C. Reducing network monitoring

D. Network segmentation

Correct Answer: D

Question 9

Which of the following are common types of cloud security incidents?
(Choose Two)
Response:

A. Environmental hazards

B. Power outages

C. Account hijacking

D. Denial of Service (DoS) attacks

Correct Answer: C,D

Question 10

Which type of encryption is most suitable for protecting data in transit between a user's browser and a cloud application?
Response:

A. Symmetric encryption

B. Asymmetric encryption

C. TLS/SSL encryption

D. Hashing

Correct Answer: C

Question 11

What are two common features of cloud network monitoring?
(Choose Two)
Response:

A. Physical network access

B. Network flow analysis

C. Disabling traffic logs

D. Packet capture

Correct Answer: B,D

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GIAC Cloud Security Essentials (GCLD) Free Practice Test