An auditor asks whether shared responsibility with a cloud provider is always a fixed 50/50 split. Which statement is accurate for CompTIA Cloud+ service models?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Shared responsibility is not a coin flip down the middle—it moves like a sliding scale. On IaaS you still babysit a lot of the stack; on SaaS the provider runs more of it. Auditors looking for a fixed 50/50 miss how the model itself changes the line.
Full Explanation
Cloud shared responsibility is defined by the service model rather than a universal percentage split. Customers generally retain more operational and security ownership on IaaS than on PaaS or SaaS as the provider absorbs more of the stack. Treating every engagement as a fixed 50/50 division leads to incorrect control ownership and audit findings.