GIAC Cloud Security Automation Sample Questions:
1. What is a key benefit of event-based monitoring systems in automated remediation?
Response:
A) Manual review of all logs
B) Disabling alerts for performance reasons
C) Automated detection and mitigation of anomalies
D) Delayed responses to security incidents
2. Which tool is commonly used for policy-based automated remediation in cloud environments?
Response:
A) Cloud Custodian
B) Jenkins
C) Kubernetes
D) Terraform
3. Which of the following is a key advantage of using automated scanners for compliance checks?
Response:
A) Consistent and repeatable assessments
B) Manual remediation of findings
C) Reduced detection of non-compliant resources
D) Less frequent policy updates
4. What is a potential risk of not rotating secrets regularly?
Response:
A) Improved security
B) Reduced monitoring overhead
C) Compromised credentials remaining active
D) Increased performance
5. How does Security as a Service, such as a Web Application Firewall, help protect against common website attacks?
Response:
A) It scans container images for vulnerabilities
B) It automatically patches vulnerabilities in the underlying infrastructure
C) It blocks malicious traffic before reaching the application server
D) It provides additional encryption for database connections
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: A | Question # 4 Answer: C | Question # 5 Answer: C |

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