Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v13) — Question 50

Joe works as an IT administrator in an organization and has recently set up a cloud computing service for the organization. To implement this service, he reached out to a telecom company for providing Internet connectivity and transport services between the organization and the cloud service provider.
In the NIST cloud deployment reference architecture, under which category does the telecom company fall in the above scenario?

Answer options

• A. Cloud consumer
• B. Cloud broker
• C. Cloud auditor
• D. Cloud carrier

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The telecom company is classified as a Cloud carrier because it provides the necessary transport services for connecting the organization to the cloud service provider. The other options do not apply here: a Cloud consumer uses the cloud services, a Cloud broker acts as an intermediary between consumers and providers, and a Cloud auditor assesses the services but does not provide connectivity.