CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-002) — Question 298

A company's legal and accounting teams have decided it would be more cost-effective to offload the risks of data storage to a third party. The IT management team has decided to implement a cloud model and has asked the security team for recommendations. Which of the following will allow all data to be kept on the third-party network?

Answer options

• A. VDI
• B. SaaS
• C. CASB
• D. FaaS

Correct answer: B

Explanation

SaaS (Software as a Service) allows users to access software applications hosted on a third-party network, meaning all data is stored off-site. In contrast, VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) focuses on virtual desktops, CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker) acts as a security layer for cloud services, and FaaS (Function as a Service) is about executing code in the cloud without managing servers, none of which inherently involve storing all data on the third-party's network.