Two designs were proposed. Design A would encrypt data at rest in cloud. Design B would segment workloads in cloud networks. The team must pick the approach aligned with vendor best practices. Which choice is correct?
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Encryption protects stored data. Compare with VPC/VNet subnets and security groups: Segmentation limits lateral movement.
Correct answer(s): d. Provider-managed encryption and customer keys
Exam domain: Domain 2: Cloud Security (25% weight on the official guide).
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