CV0-004 Exam Dumps : CompTIA Cloud+ (V4)

Given that the WAF was hardened without changing any ports and all protected applications continued to function as expected, it is most likely that the engineer blocked all traffic originating outside of North America, which is the company's operating region. References: CompTIA Cloud+ Study Guide (Exam CV0-004) - Chapter on Cloud Security Best Practices

Comprehensive and Detailed Step-by-Step Explanation:

A. Customer: Under the shared responsibility model, customers are responsible for securing their code and credentials in cloud environments.

B. Cloud service provider: Responsible for securing the underlying infrastructure, not customer-deployed applications or credentials.

C. Hacker: Exploited the breach but isn’t directly responsible for security lapses.

D. Code repository: Doesn’t inherently cause the issue unless mismanaged by the customer.

Cloud flow logs are the most efficient way to identify suspected C2 activity over HTTPS because they provide network metadata (source/destination IPs, ports, protocol, bytes/packets, accept/deny decisions) at scale with low operational overhead. In the Cloud+ CV0-004 objectives, this aligns with implementing logging/monitoring to support threat detection, incident response, and continuous security validation. While HTTPS encrypts payload contents, flow logs still reveal high-value indicators such as repeated outbound connections to rare destinations, unusual session frequency, unexpected egress from sensitive subnets, and abnormal data transfer patterns—common traits of C2 beaconing.

An inline IPS can detect and block certain threats, but it adds latency, cost, and complexity, and it may be limited by encryption unless TLS inspection is used. Hourly cron jobs are ad hoc, incomplete, and not scalable compared with centralized telemetry. Traffic mirroring enables deep packet inspection, but it generates large volumes of data and is typically used selectively due to cost and performance impact. Therefore, flow logs provide the best efficiency-to-visibility balance for identifying HTTPS-based C2 patterns.