Cloud Computing Discussion Questions

Scenario 1: You are the Director of IT Infrastructure for a large financial services company that has recently migrated its operations to the cloud. During a routine security assessment, your team discovered that the company’s disaster recovery and business continuity plans do not adequately account for cloud-based systems.

How would you ensure that your team is trained and prepared to respond to disasters and disruptions in the cloud environment? 

What metrics would you use to measure the effectiveness of your disaster recovery and business continuity plans?

• How would you update your company’s disaster recovery and business continuity plans to ensure that they account for cloud-based systems?  
• Scenario 2: You are a Cloud Security Engineer responsible for managing the security of your company’s cloud environment. You have received a request from your Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to conduct a security audit of the cloud infrastructure and verify the configuration of account lockout policies, RAM usage, disk capacity, and user authorization. 
• What tools and techniques would you use to conduct a security audit focusing on account lockout policies, RAM usage, disk capacity, and user authorization? 

How would you ensure that your cloud environment remains secure and compliant with relevant regulations and standards?