Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge (CCAK) — Question 240

Which of the following is an example of availability technical impact?

Answer options

• A. A hacker using a stolen administrator identity alters the discount percentage in the product database.
• B. A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack renders the customer’s cloud inaccessible for 24 hours.
• C. The cloud provider reports a breach of customer personal data from an unsecured server.
• D. An administrator inadvertently clicked on phish bait, exposing the company to a ransomware attack.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer, B, represents a direct impact on availability, as a DDoS attack disrupts access to the cloud service. Option A focuses on data integrity, option C highlights a data breach which pertains to confidentiality, and option D deals with a potential security incident that does not directly affect service availability.