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Cisco 350-701 Practice Test 56

Question 550

At Oceanview Payments, a team reports that it corrected the following problem affecting regulated payments and credentialed access: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. Which observation BEST verifies that the correction actually worked?

  1. An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective.
  2. An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners.
  3. A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls.
  4. An unauthorized principal cannot read the data even though the underlying storage service is managed.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Oceanview Payments.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload, usually addressed by Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Oceanview Payments was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls.

B:

An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor, usually addressed by Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Oceanview Payments was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls.

D:

An unauthorized principal cannot read the data even though the underlying storage service is managed. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A cloud administrator believes the provider's physical security eliminates the need to restrict object-storage policies, usually addressed by Enforce customer-owned access controls, encryption choices, and bucket exposure policies. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Oceanview Payments was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls.

Question 551

A security engineer at Bluewater Technology reviews cloud applications and security services as part of a privileged access assessment. The observed problem is: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. What is the BEST corrective action?

  1. Enforce customer-owned access controls, encryption choices, and bucket exposure policies.
  2. Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities.
  3. Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration.
  4. Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration. This directly addresses the documented failure: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. For the Bluewater Technology environment, the measurable success condition is: A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls. This control targets the specific failure rather than merely changing an unrelated security setting.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Enforce customer-owned access controls, encryption choices, and bucket exposure policies. That action fits another problem: A cloud administrator believes the provider's physical security eliminates the need to restrict object-storage policies. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Bluewater Technology: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration.

B:

Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities. That action fits another problem: A virtual machine owner assumes the IaaS provider patches guest operating systems. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Bluewater Technology: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration.

D:

Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model. That action fits another problem: A SaaS company assumes the cloud vendor owns employee account access and fails to manage privileged tenant identities. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Bluewater Technology: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration.

Question 552

During a privileged access assessment at Bluewater Technology, engineers say that they resolved this finding: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. Which result provides the STRONGEST acceptance evidence?

  1. The VM patch record shows approved guest updates while provider-owned hardware remains separately assigned.
  2. A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls.
  3. An unauthorized principal cannot read the data even though the underlying storage service is managed.
  4. A responsibility matrix shows customer-owned access controls tested independently of provider infrastructure.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Bluewater Technology.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The VM patch record shows approved guest updates while provider-owned hardware remains separately assigned. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A virtual machine owner assumes the IaaS provider patches guest operating systems, usually addressed by Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Bluewater Technology was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls.

C:

An unauthorized principal cannot read the data even though the underlying storage service is managed. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A cloud administrator believes the provider's physical security eliminates the need to restrict object-storage policies, usually addressed by Enforce customer-owned access controls, encryption choices, and bucket exposure policies. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Bluewater Technology was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls.

D:

A responsibility matrix shows customer-owned access controls tested independently of provider infrastructure. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A SaaS company assumes the cloud vendor owns employee account access and fails to manage privileged tenant identities, usually addressed by Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Bluewater Technology was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls.

Question 553

At Ridgeview Finance, during a scheduled security controls review, the security team is examining financial reporting and customer services. The finding is: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. Which action BEST addresses this specific security issue?

  1. Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery.
  2. Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model.
  3. Enforce customer-owned access controls, encryption choices, and bucket exposure policies.
  4. Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery. This directly addresses the documented failure: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. For the Ridgeview Finance environment, the measurable success condition is: An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective. This control targets the specific failure rather than merely changing an unrelated security setting.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model. That action fits another problem: A SaaS company assumes the cloud vendor owns employee account access and fails to manage privileged tenant identities. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Ridgeview Finance: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery.

C:

Enforce customer-owned access controls, encryption choices, and bucket exposure policies. That action fits another problem: A cloud administrator believes the provider's physical security eliminates the need to restrict object-storage policies. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Ridgeview Finance: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery.

D:

Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations. That action fits another problem: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Ridgeview Finance: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery.

Question 554

At Ridgeview Finance, a team reports that it corrected the following problem affecting financial reporting and customer services: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. Which observation BEST verifies that the correction actually worked?

  1. An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners.
  2. An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective.
  3. An unauthorized principal cannot read the data even though the underlying storage service is managed.
  4. A responsibility matrix shows customer-owned access controls tested independently of provider infrastructure.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Ridgeview Finance.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor, usually addressed by Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Ridgeview Finance was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective.

C:

An unauthorized principal cannot read the data even though the underlying storage service is managed. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A cloud administrator believes the provider's physical security eliminates the need to restrict object-storage policies, usually addressed by Enforce customer-owned access controls, encryption choices, and bucket exposure policies. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Ridgeview Finance was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective.

D:

A responsibility matrix shows customer-owned access controls tested independently of provider infrastructure. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A SaaS company assumes the cloud vendor owns employee account access and fails to manage privileged tenant identities, usually addressed by Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Ridgeview Finance was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective.

Question 555

A security engineer at Pinecrest Research reviews research data and distributed collaboration as part of an application modernization project. The observed problem is: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. What is the BEST corrective action?

  1. Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery.
  2. Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities.
  3. Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model.
  4. Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery. This directly addresses the documented failure: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. For the Pinecrest Research environment, the measurable success condition is: An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective. This control targets the specific failure rather than merely changing an unrelated security setting.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities. That action fits another problem: A virtual machine owner assumes the IaaS provider patches guest operating systems. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Pinecrest Research: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery.

C:

Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model. That action fits another problem: A SaaS company assumes the cloud vendor owns employee account access and fails to manage privileged tenant identities. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Pinecrest Research: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery.

D:

Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration. That action fits another problem: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Pinecrest Research: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery.

Question 556

During an application modernization project at Pinecrest Research, engineers say that they resolved this finding: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. Which result provides the STRONGEST acceptance evidence?

  1. A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls.
  2. A responsibility matrix shows customer-owned access controls tested independently of provider infrastructure.
  3. The VM patch record shows approved guest updates while provider-owned hardware remains separately assigned.
  4. An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Pinecrest Research.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control, usually addressed by Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Pinecrest Research was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective.

B:

A responsibility matrix shows customer-owned access controls tested independently of provider infrastructure. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A SaaS company assumes the cloud vendor owns employee account access and fails to manage privileged tenant identities, usually addressed by Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Pinecrest Research was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective.

C:

The VM patch record shows approved guest updates while provider-owned hardware remains separately assigned. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A virtual machine owner assumes the IaaS provider patches guest operating systems, usually addressed by Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Pinecrest Research was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective.

Question 557

At Summit Logistics, during a security incident tabletop exercise, the security team is examining shipping operations and contractor access. The finding is: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. Which action BEST addresses this specific security issue?

  1. Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model.
  2. Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities.
  3. Enforce customer-owned access controls, encryption choices, and bucket exposure policies.
  4. Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations. This directly addresses the documented failure: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. For the Summit Logistics environment, the measurable success condition is: An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners. This control targets the specific failure rather than merely changing an unrelated security setting.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model. That action fits another problem: A SaaS company assumes the cloud vendor owns employee account access and fails to manage privileged tenant identities. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Summit Logistics: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations.

B:

Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities. That action fits another problem: A virtual machine owner assumes the IaaS provider patches guest operating systems. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Summit Logistics: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations.

C:

Enforce customer-owned access controls, encryption choices, and bucket exposure policies. That action fits another problem: A cloud administrator believes the provider's physical security eliminates the need to restrict object-storage policies. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Summit Logistics: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations.

Question 558

At Summit Logistics, a team reports that it corrected the following problem affecting shipping operations and contractor access: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. Which observation BEST verifies that the correction actually worked?

  1. An unauthorized principal cannot read the data even though the underlying storage service is managed.
  2. The VM patch record shows approved guest updates while provider-owned hardware remains separately assigned.
  3. A responsibility matrix shows customer-owned access controls tested independently of provider infrastructure.
  4. An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Summit Logistics.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An unauthorized principal cannot read the data even though the underlying storage service is managed. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A cloud administrator believes the provider's physical security eliminates the need to restrict object-storage policies, usually addressed by Enforce customer-owned access controls, encryption choices, and bucket exposure policies. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Summit Logistics was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners.

B:

The VM patch record shows approved guest updates while provider-owned hardware remains separately assigned. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A virtual machine owner assumes the IaaS provider patches guest operating systems, usually addressed by Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Summit Logistics was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners.

C:

A responsibility matrix shows customer-owned access controls tested independently of provider infrastructure. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A SaaS company assumes the cloud vendor owns employee account access and fails to manage privileged tenant identities, usually addressed by Assign tenant identity configuration and access policy to the customer within the SaaS shared responsibility model. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Summit Logistics was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners.

Question 559

A security engineer at Maple Creek Agriculture reviews farm operations and logistics analytics as part of a scheduled security controls review. The observed problem is: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. What is the BEST corrective action?

  1. Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration.
  2. Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations.
  3. Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery.
  4. Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations. This directly addresses the documented failure: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. For the Maple Creek Agriculture environment, the measurable success condition is: An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners. This control targets the specific failure rather than merely changing an unrelated security setting.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration. That action fits another problem: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Maple Creek Agriculture: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations.

C:

Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery. That action fits another problem: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Maple Creek Agriculture: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations.

D:

Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities. That action fits another problem: A virtual machine owner assumes the IaaS provider patches guest operating systems. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Maple Creek Agriculture: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations.

Question 560

During a scheduled security controls review at Maple Creek Agriculture, engineers say that they resolved this finding: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. Which result provides the STRONGEST acceptance evidence?

  1. An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective.
  2. A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls.
  3. The VM patch record shows approved guest updates while provider-owned hardware remains separately assigned.
  4. An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: A migration project claims purchasing cloud service automatically transfers regulatory accountability to the vendor. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Document customer accountability for data classification, lawful processing, and chosen configurations—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Maple Creek Agriculture.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An ownership review identifies each control and a backup recovery rehearsal meets the documented objective. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: An organization has multiple public cloud accounts but cannot determine who owns backup recovery for each workload, usually addressed by Define workload-specific customer and provider responsibility for resilience, encryption, and recovery. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Maple Creek Agriculture was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners.

B:

A control map reflects correct PaaS ownership and tests the customer's application controls. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A team deploys a managed platform runtime but takes responsibility for host hypervisor maintenance it cannot control, usually addressed by Distinguish provider-controlled PaaS infrastructure from customer-managed code, identity, data, and configuration. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Maple Creek Agriculture was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners.

C:

The VM patch record shows approved guest updates while provider-owned hardware remains separately assigned. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A virtual machine owner assumes the IaaS provider patches guest operating systems, usually addressed by Keep guest OS hardening, patching, and application security under the customer's IaaS responsibilities. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Maple Creek Agriculture was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An audit traces required safeguards to named customer and service-provider evidence owners.