3.6 cybersecurity solutions to the cloud

Question 1

IAM

Answer 1

identity and access management
who gets access and to what

Question 2

VPC

Answer 2

virtual private cloud

Question 3

CASB

Answer 3

cloud access security broker

security tool or service that protects cloud-based services. CASBs are placed between cloud service consumers and providers to enforce security policies. They help protect against data leaks and cyber attacks.

Question 4

compute security groups

Answer 4

A compute security group profile applies security rules to newly-provisioned resources. Security groups are sets of IP filter rules that are applied to a server’s networking. They control the traffic that is allowed to reach and leave the resources that it is associated with.

Security groups work similarly to a firewall. They offer protection at the ports and protocol access level. For example, after you associate a security group with an EC2 instance, it controls the inbound and outbound traffic for the instance.

Question 5

cloud instance awareness

Answer 5

a feature that allows users to sign in to any cloud account using the default value. It also enables granular security controls across SaaS apps.

Question 6

SWG

Answer 6

secure web gateway

cloud delivered network security device that protects users from web-based threats.

They are deployed at the network’s boundaries to monitor and stop malicious traffic.

Question 7

OSI

Answer 7

open systems interconnection

a framework for sending messages between two entities in a network.