Question 1
In IBM Cloud, which networking construct provides software-defined, logically isolated private networking with subnets, security groups, and access control lists?
Correct Answer:
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Question 2
Which IBM Cloud VPC feature acts as a stateful firewall attached directly to a virtual server instance's network interface?
Correct Answer:
Security group
Question 3
What is the key difference between a VPC network ACL and a VPC security group in IBM Cloud?
Correct Answer:
Network ACLs are stateless and applied at the subnet level; security groups are stateful and applied at the interface level
Question 4
Which IBM Cloud service establishes a dedicated, private network connection between an on-premises data center and IBM Cloud that bypasses the public internet?
Correct Answer:
Direct Link
Question 5
A team needs an encrypted site-to-site tunnel from their corporate firewall to a VPC over the internet. Which IBM Cloud service is most appropriate?
Correct Answer:
VPN Gateway for VPC (IPsec)
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IBM Cloud Security Engineer Practice Questions - IBM Cloud Security Engineer v1 Specialty (S2000-012) Exam

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