CompTIA CASP+ (CAS-004) — Question 323

A pharmaceutical company uses a cloud provider to host thousands of independent resources in object storage. The company needs a practical and effective means of discovering data, monitoring changes, and identifying suspicious activity. Which of the following would best meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. A machine-learning-based data security service
• B. A file integrity monitoring service
• C. A cloud configuration assessment and compliance service
• D. A cloud access security broker

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer, D, a cloud access security broker, is specifically designed to monitor and secure cloud services, making it ideal for tracking data access and suspicious activities. Options A, B, and C, while useful in their own right, do not fully address the comprehensive monitoring and discovery needs in a cloud environment as effectively as a cloud access security broker does.