Free 156-560 Sample Questions — Check Point Certified Cloud Specialist (CCCS)

Check Point Certified Cloud Specialist (CCCS) (156-560) is a specialist-level Checkpoint certification exam. The blueprint splits the exam across 5 domains, starting with CloudGuard Architecture, AWS Integration, Azure Integration. On exam day you face around 60 questions in 60 minutes, in formats such as multiple-choice. The 20 questions below are free samples written to match that style: answer each one first, then reveal the correct answer and note which topics you miss. The 156-560 is rated medium in difficulty, and most candidates prepare with at least 6 months of hands-on experience. Because every answer is revealed in place, you can work through the whole set without leaving this page. Work through all 20 samples before deciding whether to buy the full 124+ question PDF.

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Question 1

Cloud Security Posture Management uses which one of the following to integrate with cloud accounts?

  • A. IAM account credentials
  • B. Security Objects
  • C. SDDC
  • D. CloudGuard Controller
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Correct Answer:
A. IAM account credentials
Question 2

CloudGuard uses several management tools to create and manage Security Policies. Which is NOT one of those tools?

  • A. Gaia Portal
  • B. CloudGuard Controller
  • C. SmartConsole
  • D. CLI
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Correct Answer:
A. Gaia Portal
Question 3

Which is not a responsibility of the CSP (Cloud Service Provider)?

  • A. Infrastructure Patching and Configuration
  • B. Physical and Environment Controls
  • C. Data
  • D. CSP Employee Training
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Correct Answer:
C. Data
Question 4

Which of the following is a common limitation of cloud platforms?

  • A. Network address translations
  • B. Custom Route Tables
  • C. Identity and Access Management
  • D. Packet Forwarding
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Correct Answer:
D. Packet Forwarding
Question 5

Which is not a deployment method for CloudGuard solutions using CSP resources?

  • A. Terraform
  • B. Shell
  • C. CLI
  • D. CPS Portal
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Correct Answer:
A. Terraform
Question 6

What are two basic rules Check Point recommends for building an effective policy?

  • A. Cleanup and Stealth Rule
  • B. VPN and Admin Rules
  • C. Implicit and Explicit Rules
  • D. Access and Identity Rules
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Correct Answer:
A. Cleanup and Stealth Rule
Question 7

How does the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) service deliver intelligence threat feeds, enforce compliance policies, and apply security enhancements to the environment?

  • A. The Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) does this by using the SOAP protocol and XML
  • B. The Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) does this by using SSH and microagents
  • C. The Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) does this by using REST APIs
  • D. The Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) does this by using SIC connections on the cloud
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Correct Answer:
C. The Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) does this by using REST APIs
Question 8

Cloud Security Posture Management operational modes for cloud accounts are:

  • A. Read Only, Full Protection, Region Lock
  • B. Read Only, Read/Write, Region Lock
  • C. Read Only, Read/Write, Full Protection
  • D. Read/Write, Partial Protection, Full Protection
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Correct Answer:
A. Read Only, Full Protection, Region Lock
Question 9

What can Data Center Objects represent?

  • A. vNets, VPCs or Network Security Groups
  • B. Compute, Regions or Availability Zones
  • C. Public IP, Private IP, NAT or IAM roles
  • D. Cloud Data Center, Tags, subnets, or hosts
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Correct Answer:
D. Cloud Data Center, Tags, subnets, or hosts
Question 10

Which of these Cloud Platforms support User Defined Routes (UDR) to force traffic destined for spoke networks to go through a network virtual appliance?

  • A. Amazon AWS
  • B. Google Cloud Platform
  • C. Amazon AWS and Google Cloud Platform
  • D. Microsoft Azure
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Correct Answer:
D. Microsoft Azure
Question 11

Which software blades (Check Point features) are not supported in AWS?

  • A. IPS
  • B. VPN blade
  • C. All Check Point blades are supported
  • D. Mobile Access (SSLVPN)
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Correct Answer:
C. All Check Point blades are supported
Question 12

On Public Cloud, what is included in the BYOL (Bring your own license) package?

  • A. 1 year subscription includes: Software, Services & Support
  • B. 1 year subscription for Services & Support
  • C. Perpetual licenses for Software only
  • D. Perpetual licenses for Software & Services
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Correct Answer:
A. 1 year subscription includes: Software, Services & Support
Question 13

Which is not an advantage of the Hub and Spoke Architecture Model?

  • A. Automation
  • B. Network Segmentation
  • C. Complexity
  • D. Borderless
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Correct Answer:
C. Complexity
Question 14

Which module/blade on a Security Gateway is used by CloudGuard Controller to dynamically update the changes to objects and attributes in the Cloud environment?

  • A. Gateway Controller
  • B. Cloud Sync
  • C. Content Awareness
  • D. Identity Awareness
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Correct Answer:
D. Identity Awareness
Question 15

What mechanism is used in the Cloud during a ClusterXL fail-over scenario?

  • A. The Router Discovery protocol will be used to propagate the new route after a failover scenario
  • B. Cloud clusters perform failovers by making API calls to the CSP
  • C. The Neighbor Discovery protocol will be used to propagate the new cluster node to be forwarded the packets to
  • D. The Gratuitous ARP mechanism will be used to change the MAC address entry in the ARP cache of the router
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Correct Answer:
B. Cloud clusters perform failovers by making API calls to the CSP
Question 16

Introduction to Cloud Security Posture Management uses which of the following to connect, communicate, and collect information from cloud accounts and third party tools?

  • A. SmartConsole
  • B. HTML
  • C. CLI
  • D. APIs
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Correct Answer:
D. APIs
Question 17

Which function do Load Balancers perform?

  • A. Trigger capacity on security gateways
  • B. To secure balance between private and public clouds
  • C. Direct Internet traffic to spoke networks
  • D. Restrict traffic loads between servers
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Correct Answer:
D. Restrict traffic loads between servers
Question 18

One of the limitations in deploying Check Point CloudGuard Cluster High Availability is that

  • A. State synchronization is required and must be done ONLY on a dedicated link
  • B. High Availability configurations support only two Security Gateway members
  • C. High Availability configurations support only three Security Gateway members
  • D. VMAC mode is mandatory for all cluster interfaces
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Correct Answer:
B. High Availability configurations support only two Security Gateway members
Question 19

Which is not a responsibility of the Customer?

  • A. Infrastructure Patching and Configuration
  • B. Service, Communication, and Data Security
  • C. Guest OS and Application Patching and Configuration
  • D. Customer Employee Training
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Correct Answer:
A. Infrastructure Patching and Configuration
Question 20

Logging Implied rules, enabling Hit Count, and defining advanced VPN functions are all settings that are applied as:

  • A. Inline Layer
  • B. Global Properties
  • C. Policy Settings
  • D. Gateway Properties
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Correct Answer:
B. Global Properties

156-560 sample questions FAQ

Are these 156-560 sample questions from the real exam?

No. They are original practice questions written to match the format and topic mix of the Check Point Certified Cloud Specialist (CCCS) exam, which contains around 60 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.

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This page includes 20 questions, each with its correct answer you can reveal in place. The full study PDF expands that to 124+ questions.

Do the sample questions include the correct answers?

Yes. Open the answer panel under each question to see which option is correct. Answer first, then reveal, so the set works as a self-check rather than a reading exercise.

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