Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v11) — Question 292

Upon establishing his new startup, Tom hired a cloud service provider (CSP) but was dissatisfied with their service and wanted to move to another CSP.
What part of the contract might prevent him from doing so?

Answer options

• A. Lock-down
• B. Virtualization
• C. Lock-in
• D. Lock-up

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Lock-in, which refers to a situation where a customer is unable to switch providers due to the terms of the contract or the complexity of migrating data and applications. The other options—Lock-down, Virtualization, and Lock-up—do not specifically address the constraints imposed by a contract that could inhibit moving to another service provider.