Episode 96 — Mitigation Toolkit: DLP, IPAM, CIS benchmarks, config reviews, null routing
CloudNetX scenarios often present a risk and ask for the most appropriate mitigation, so this episode clarifies how several commonly referenced controls function and when each is the best fit. It defines DLP as detecting and controlling sensitive data movement, IPAM as managing address assignments and reducing conflicts while supporting segmentation planning, CIS benchmarks as standardized secure configuration baselines, configuration reviews as recurring validation of settings and rules against intent, and null routing as deliberately dropping traffic to protect services under attack. The first paragraph focuses on the idea that mitigations are not interchangeable: each control addresses a different failure class, and the correct selection depends on whether the problem is data movement, address management, hardening, drift, or active attack traffic. It also explains that tools alone do not solve problems without process, ownership, and measurable outcomes, which is why exam scenarios often imply governance and operational feasibility as part of the “best answer” logic.
