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2667 questions of the kind that actually get asked — in interviews, in architecture review boards, and by the person who has to run the thing at 3 AM. Every answer states the trade-off rather than the slogan, and says when the obvious choice is the wrong one.

All areas2667 Architecture Fundamentals81 Distributed Systems101 Data Architecture90 Cloud Architecture87 Networking86 API & Integration Architecture78 Reliability & Resilience88 Observability81 Performance & Capacity Engineering90 Security Architecture95 Cost Architecture & FinOps92 Business Architecture93 Architecture Communication91 Enterprise Architecture91 Legacy Modernization92 AI-Era Architecture86 Software Architecture & Engineering84 Architecture Patterns84 Architecture Decision-Making91 The Architect's Meta-Skills92 Delivery & Release Engineering93 Platform Engineering & Developer Experience92 Testing & Quality Architecture90 Data Platform Architecture88 Streaming & Real-Time Data93 Data Governance & Semantics81 Frontend & Experience Architecture91 Edge, Mobile & IoT88 Regulatory & Data Protection Architecture90 Assurance, Audit & Model Risk88
Difficulty Any beginner intermediate advanced

5 questions in Firewalls & Security Groups.

  1. Firewalls & Security Groups advanced

    An attacker compromises one container in your cluster. What should your network controls prevent, and what can they not help with?

    2 min answer securitysegmentationzero-trustlateral-movement
  2. Firewalls & Security Groups intermediate

    An auditor asks you to prove the reporting service cannot reach the payments database. What evidence would you produce, and why is a screenshot of the security group not it?

    3 min answer reachabilityauditflow-logssecurity-groups
  3. Firewalls & Security Groups intermediate

    An enterprise platform has accumulated thousands of network security rules over years, and nobody can determine whether a given rule is still needed. What is the diagnosis and what would you change?

    2 min answer network-securitysecurity-groupspolicyleast-privilege
  4. Firewalls & Security Groups intermediate

    Automated traffic is 60% of your requests, distorting analytics and consuming capacity. Where do you handle it and how?

    2 min answer cloudflarebotsedgecapacity
  5. Firewalls & Security Groups advanced

    Security requires default-deny egress across the estate. Engineering says it will cause constant outages. How do you deliver it?

    2 min answer egresszero-trustflow-logssecurity