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1. What is the core idea of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)?
Question 1A. Trust everyone inside the corporate networkB. No entity, human or machine, is trusted by defaultC. Trust all devices that have antivirus installedD. Trust only cloud providersE. Trust users after a single login for life
2. Why is traditional perimeter-based security described as no longer sufficient?
Question 2A. Because firewalls have been bannedB. Because security threats are more sophisticated and pervasive than everC. Because all data is now publicD. Because passwords are no longer usedE. Because networks are now entirely wireless
3. In Zero Trust Architecture, what is the starting baseline for access?
Question 3A. Everyone has read accessB. Administrators have full accessC. No one has accessD. Internal staff have full accessE. Devices on the intranet have access
4. Through which mechanisms are 'doors' slowly and carefully opened in a Zero Trust design?
Question 4A. Authentication, Authorisation and EntitlementB. Compression, Replication and BackupC. Indexing, Partitioning and CachingD. Batch, Stream and ServingE. Bronze, Silver and Gold
5. Which additional protections are applied even after access controls in Zero Trust Architecture?
Question 5A. Data or disk encryption, masking and anonymisationB. Star schemas and data martsC. Load balancing and auto-scalingD. Data dictionaries and glossariesE. Feature stores and MLOps
6. Which of the following is named as opening doors for hackers and viruses in the current era?
Question 6A. Printed documentsB. Landline telephonesC. Millions of IoT devices and thousands of mobile phonesD. Paper filing cabinetsE. Typewriters
7. What is described as THE most valuable asset in every organisation?
Question 7A. Office buildingsB. Brand logosC. ServersD. DataE. Company vehicles
8. Which of the following is NOT listed as a benefit of implementing Zero Trust Architecture?
Question 8A. Significantly reduced risk of data breachesB. Regulatory complianceC. Streamlined security operationsD. A future-proofed security strategyE. Elimination of the need for encryption
9. Does 'no one' in Zero Trust refer only to human users?
Question 9A. Yes, it applies only to employeesB. Yes, it applies only to external contractorsC. It applies only to cloud accountsD. No, it applies only to machinesE. No, it applies to humans and machines alike
10. How is the Zero Trust approach described in terms of how defences are maintained?
Question 10A. Static, set once at installationB. Outsourced entirely to the cloud providerC. Manual, reviewed once a yearD. Adaptive, combined with continuous monitoringE. Optional for internal users