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A large enterprise is migrating its on-premises infrastructure to a public cloud environment. The security team is concerned about maintaining the same level of network security, including micro-segmentation, intrusion prevention, and advanced threat detection, within the cloud. Which cloud security concept is crucial for achieving this goal?
- AInfrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- BHybrid Cloud Architecture
- CShared Responsibility Model
- DCloud Native Security
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Correct answer: D. Cloud Native Security
Cloud Native Security focuses on leveraging cloud provider services and principles to embed security directly into the cloud infrastructure, enabling features like micro-segmentation, advanced threat detection, and automated responses tailored for the cloud.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. IaaS is a cloud service model, not a security concept for achieving advanced network security within the cloud.
- B. Hybrid Cloud Architecture describes combining on-premises and cloud, but doesn't specify how to implement advanced security within the cloud part.
- C. Shared Responsibility Model defines who is responsible for what in the cloud, but not a security concept for implementing specific controls.
Cloud Native Security
An approach to securing cloud computing environments that leverages the unique characteristics and services of cloud platforms to build security directly into the application and infrastructure layers.
- Emphasizes automation, API-driven security, and continuous monitoring.
- Utilizes cloud provider's native security services (e.g., security groups, WAFs, IAM).
- Supports micro-segmentation and 'zero trust' principles in the cloud.
- Integrates security into the DevOps pipeline (SecDevOps).
Memory trick: Cloud Native Security is like building a custom, smart security system directly into the cloud house, rather than trying to fit old locks on new doors.