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Maps 10–12 — Monitoring, Cloud Accountability, Metrics

Map 10 — Monitoring and Audit

ACTIVE MONITORING ──> detect / alert / interrupt now ─┐
PASSIVE MONITORING ─> snapshots / trends later ──────┼─> EVIDENCE
                                                     │
INDEPENDENT AUDIT ───────────────────────────────────┘
       evaluates evidence + compliance against requirements

Answer check: real-time block = Active; weekly trend = Passive; independent assurance = Audit.

Map 11 — Outsourcing / Cloud Accountability

ORGANIZATION RETAINS ACCOUNTABILITY
              ↓
Architecture + Classification
              ↓
Contract / SLA + Chain of Custody
+ CRUD / RACI + Right-to-Audit + Monitoring
              ↓
VENDOR / CLOUD IMPLEMENTS OR OPERATES CONTROLS

Exam discriminator: the map must never end with “vendor owns security now.” Control operation can be delegated; accountability remains.

Map 12 — Governance Measurement

Security Architecture
        ↓
Controls
        ↓
BASELINE METRICS
 ├─ Implementation
 ├─ Awareness
 ├─ Protection
 ├─ Incident
 └─ Confidential Data Proliferation
        ↓
Findings / Decisions
        ↓
Improvement

Answer check: metrics must be actionable and baselined. More confidential copies are a security exposure even when primary systems are well protected.

Source anchors: Chapter 7 monitoring/audit, outsourcing/cloud, governance/metrics sections, pp. 243–255.

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