Eccouncil 312-40 Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE) Exam Practice Test

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Question 1

An organization wants to securely connect to the AWS environment with a speed of 20 Gbps directly through its data centers, branch offices, and colocation facilities to ensure that its customers can securely access public (objects stored in Amazon S3) and private (limited access features such as VPC) resources by bypassing the internet service providers in the path. Which of the following AWS services can be helpful for the organization?



Answer : C


Question 2

Daffod is an American cloud service provider that provides cloud-based services to customers worldwide. Several customers are adopting the cloud services provided by Daffod because they are secure and cost-effective. Daffod is compliant with the cloud computing law that protects the student information collected by educational institutions and their associated vendors. Based on the information given, which law does Daffod adhere to?



Answer : B

1.FERPA: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records1.

1.Protection of Student Information: FERPA applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. It gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records, rights which transfer to the student when they reach the age of 18 or attend a school beyond the high school level1.

1.Compliance by Cloud Service Providers: Cloud service providers like Daffod, who handle student information collected by educational institutions, must comply with FERPA regulations to ensure the protection and privacy of student data1.

1.Vendor Responsibility: Vendors associated with educational institutions that receive educational records must also adhere to FERPA's requirements to protect the confidentiality of the data1.

1.Exclusion of Other Laws: While other laws such as ECPA, CLOUD, and FISMA also deal with privacy and data protection, FERPA is specifically designed to protect the privacy of students' educational records and is the relevant law in this context1.


Rick's Cloud article on laws and regulations governing the cloud computing environment1.

Question 3

Allen Smith works as a cloud security engineer in a multinational company. Using an intrusion detection system, the incident response team of this company identified that an attacker has been continuously attacking the organization's AWS services. The team leader asked Allen to track the changes made to AWS resources and perform security analysis. Which AWS service can provide the AWS API call history for AWS accounts, including calls made via the AWS Management Console or Command Line tools, AWS Software Development Kits, and other AWS services to Allen?



Answer : C

1.Amazon CloudTrail: AWS CloudTrail is a service that enables governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of your AWS account1.

1.API Call History: It provides an event history of your AWS account activity, including actions taken through the AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command line tools, and other AWS services1.

1.Security Analysis: The AWS API call history produced by CloudTrail enables security analysis, resource change tracking, and compliance auditing1.

1.Operational Auditing: CloudTrail continuously monitors and logs account activity across all AWS services, including actions taken by a user, role, or AWS service1.

1.Compliance Auditing: CloudTrail logs provide detailed records of all API calls, which can be used to audit compliance with regulatory standards like HIPAA and PCI2.


AWS Security Hub documentation on CloudTrail controls1.

Medium article on exploring AWS CloudTrail2.

Question 4

Cindy Williams works as a cloud security engineer in an IT company located in Seattle, Washington. Owing to the cost-effective security, governance, and storage features provided by AWS, her organization adopted AWS cloud-based services. Cindy would like to detect any unusual activity in her organization's AWS account. She would like to obtain the event history of her organization's AWS account activity for security analysis and resource change tracking. Which of the following AWS service enables operational auditing, compliance, governance, and risk auditing for her organization's AWS account?



Answer : D

1.AWS CloudTrail: AWS CloudTrail is an AWS service that helps you enable operational and risk auditing, governance, and compliance of your AWS account1.

1.Event History: CloudTrail records actions taken by a user, role, or an AWS service as events. This includes actions taken in the AWS Management Console, AWS Command Line Interface, and AWS SDKs and APIs1.

1.Security Analysis: By providing a history of AWS account activity, CloudTrail enables security analysis and resource change tracking, which is essential for detecting unusual activities1.

1.Compliance: CloudTrail supports compliance by providing an immutable log of all the management events that occurred within the AWS account, which is crucial for audit trails1.

1.Operational Auditing: It allows organizations to conduct operational auditing by keeping track of user and API activity on AWS, which can be used to identify security incidents1.


AWS CloudTrail User Guide1.

Question 5

Christina Hendricks recently joined an MNC as a cloud security engineer. Owing to robust provisions for storing an enormous quantity of data, security features, and cost-effective services offered by AWS, her organization migrated its applications and data from an on-premises environment to the AWS cloud. Christina's organization generates structured, unstructured, and semi-structured dat

a. Christina's team leader asked her to store block-level data in AWS storage services. Which of the following AWS storage services should be used by Christina to store block-level data?



Answer : A

1.Block-Level Storage: Block-level storage is a type of data storage typically used for storing file systems and handling raw storage volumes. It allows for individual management of data blocks1.

1.Amazon EBS: Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) provides high-performance block storage service designed for use with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) for both throughput and transaction-intensive workloads at any scale2.

1.Data Types: Amazon EBS is suitable for structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data, making it a versatile choice for Christina's organization's needs2.

1.Use Cases: Common use cases for Amazon EBS include databases, enterprise applications, containerized applications, big data analytics engines, file systems, and media workflows2.

1.Exclusion of Other Options: Amazon Glacier is for long-term archival storage, Amazon EFS is for file storage, and Amazon S3 is for object storage. These services do not provide block-level storage like Amazon EBS does3.


AWS's official page on Amazon EBS2.

AWS's explanation of block storage1.

Question 6

A multinational company decided to shift its organizational infrastructure and data to the cloud. Their team finalized the service provider. Which of the following is a contract that can define the security standards agreed upon by the service provider to maintain the security of the organizational data and infrastructure and define organizational data compliance?



Answer : B

1.Service Level Agreement (SLA): An SLA is a contract between a service provider and the customer that specifies, usually in measurable terms, what services the service provider will furnish1.

1.Security Standards in SLAs: SLAs often include security standards that the service provider agrees to maintain. This can cover various aspects such as data encryption, access controls, and incident response times1.

1.Data Compliance: The SLA can also define compliance with relevant regulations and standards, ensuring that the service provider adheres to laws such as GDPR, HIPAA, or industry-specific guidelines2.

1.Alignment with Business Needs: By clearly stating the security measures and compliance standards, an SLA helps ensure that the cloud services align with the multinational company's business needs and regulatory requirements1.

1.Other Options: While service agreements and contracts may contain similar terms, the term ''Service Level Agreement'' is specifically used in the context of IT services to define performance and quality metrics, making it the most appropriate choice for defining security standards and compliance in cloud services1.


DigitalOcean's article on Cloud Compliance1.

CrowdStrike's guide on Cloud Compliance2.

Question 7

Cindy Williams has been working as a cloud security engineer in an IT company situated in Austin, Texas. Owing to the robust security and cost-effective features provided by AWS, her organization adopted AWS cloud-based services. Cindy has deployed an application in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance.

Which of the following cloud computing service model does the Amazon EC2 instance represent?



Answer : B

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1.Cloud Service Models: There are three primary cloud service models, which are Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)1.

1.Amazon EC2: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It allows users to run virtual servers and manage storage, security, and networking1.

1.IaaS Definition: IaaS provides virtualized computing resources over the internet. In an IaaS model, a cloud provider hosts the infrastructure components traditionally present in an on-premises data center, including servers, storage, and networking hardware1.

1.EC2 as IaaS: Amazon EC2 falls under the IaaS category because it provides the hardware infrastructure, allows users to scale computing capacity up or down, and users pay only for the capacity they use1.

1.Exclusion of Other Models: EC2 is not PaaS because it does not provide a platform for developing, running, or managing applications. It's not SaaS as it doesn't deliver software over the internet. DaaS, or Desktop as a Service, provides virtual desktops, which is not the service EC2 offers1.


AWS's official documentation on Amazon EC21.

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