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Horizontal Scaling

CCC.VM.CP09

Ability to add or remove VM instances assigned to the application to handle increased or decreased workload.

Related Threats

IDTitleDescription
CCC.VM.TH10Auto-Scaling Abuse for Resource ExhaustionAutomated horizontal scaling mechanisms may be manipulated through forced load generation, such as distributed denial-of-service events, triggering excessive VM creation. This can lead to billing anomalies, service instability, or disruption of resource quotas, potentially impacting cost management and service availability.