CDPSE Practice Exam 2 — 20 Questions

Question 1

Which principle is represented by ensuring a user's data is only available to the specific application service that needs it?

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Principle of least privilege. This is the core definition of the principle of least privilege, a pillar of Privacy by Design.

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Data segregation

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Data portability

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Data availability

Question 2

When conducting a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for a new application, what is the role of 'Data Mapping'?

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To define the flow of PII throughout the application. Data mapping identifies the flow and storage locations, which is the foundation for conducting a meaningful PIA.

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To provide encryption keys

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To automate user consent

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To purge old data records

Question 3

Which TWO attributes are essential to include in a data mapping register for privacy compliance?

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Purpose of processing. Knowing the purpose (why) and the location (where) is foundational for privacy accountability.

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Hardware serial number

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Daily electricity consumption

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Operating system version

Question 4

A privacy engineer is using Terraform to enforce encryption at rest for S3 buckets. Which resource attribute should be set to 'aws:kms'?

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server_side_encryption_configuration. The 'sse_algorithm' attribute must be set to 'aws:kms' to enforce server-side encryption with KMS.

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bucket_acl

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versioning_enabled

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public_access_block

Question 5

In Collibra, you are mapping a data element to a business term to support data minimization. What is the effect of changing the 'Data Stewardship' workflow status to 'Deprecated'?

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Archives the metadata record and removes it from search. Deprecation in Collibra removes the asset from active discovery catalogs, preventing further use and supporting minimization.

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Triggers an immediate deletion task in the source DB

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Deletes the physical data source

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Prevents unauthorized users from editing the metadata

Question 6

A privacy analyst is conducting a data map in ServiceNow. Which feature allows them to link a database table directly to a 'Processing Activity' record?

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Data Asset Mapping. ServiceNow's Privacy Management module uses 'Data Source Mapping' to link IT assets to business processes.

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Workflow Designer

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Configuration Item (CI) Relation

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Business Service Mapping

Question 7

You are configuring a data retention policy in AWS S3 Lifecycle rules. Which action should be selected to minimize data storage costs while remaining compliant with privacy laws?

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Transition to Glacier. Transitioning objects to 'Glacier Instant Retrieval' minimizes cost while keeping data available for audits.

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Enable Versioning

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Delete incomplete multipart uploads

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Expire objects

Question 8

You are managing Azure Information Protection (AIP) labels. Which action is necessary to ensure that documents classified as 'Highly Confidential' are automatically encrypted?

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Configure Protection settings in the Label. In AIP, label configuration requires selecting 'Encrypt' under the 'Protection' settings to enforce technical controls.

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Modify the Information Rights Management (IRM) template

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Apply Azure Policy

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Enable Auto-Labeling on the Data Source

Question 9

In the context of data classification, which metadata field is most critical for determining the disposal date?

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Retention Start Date. The 'Created Date' or 'Last Modified' field is the baseline for calculating the disposal date based on a fixed retention period.

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Data Owner

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Encryption Key ID

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Classification Label

Question 10

Which TWO methods are commonly used to achieve data minimization in a legacy database?

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Anonymization of records. Anonymization and data purging are direct methods to reduce the footprint of sensitive data.

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Mirroring the database

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Implementing multi-factor authentication

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Increasing database indexing

Question 11

When using IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog to map sensitive data, what is the primary purpose of a 'Data Class'?

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To identify and classify sensitive data patterns. Data classes define the structure of data (e.g., Credit Card Number) to allow automated identification in the catalog.

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To store physical data

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To manage retention policies

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To define user access

Question 12

Which THREE tasks are associated with 'Data Classification' during the life cycle?

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Identifying sensitive data elements. Identifying data, assigning a label, and applying specific policy rules are the steps in classification.

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Refreshing the server hardware

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Backing up the database

Question 13

When designing a system with k-anonymity, which metric measures the impact of generalization on the utility of the data?

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Discernibility penalty. Discernibility penalty measures how much the data has been degraded to achieve the k-anonymity requirement.

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Epsilon value

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Entropy loss

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F-score

Question 14

Which TWO outcomes result from effective data classification?

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Improved application of security controls. Classification enables targeted security controls and informs retention requirements.

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Increased server processing speed

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Reduction in data volume

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Improved user interface design

Question 15

Which THREE components should be included in a data inventory to ensure it is actionable for DSR (Data Subject Request) fulfillment?

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Storage location. To fulfill a DSR, you must know what the data is, who owns it, and where it resides.

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Server uptime percentage

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Network bandwidth usage

Question 16

A CDPSE is reviewing a vendor's privacy controls. Which finding would be considered a major non-compliance risk?

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The vendor lacks a documented process for handling data subject erasure requests.. Failure to provide a data subject right to erasure is a critical violation of privacy regulations.

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The vendor uses a different database encryption algorithm than the organization.

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The vendor's privacy policy is not written in the user's native language.

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The vendor only updates their privacy policy once every two years.

Question 17

Which THREE documents are typically required for compliance with global privacy regulations?

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Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) with third-party vendors.. A privacy notice, ROPA, and data processing agreements are standard compliance artifacts.

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A daily log of all staff internet activity.

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A list of all company-issued laptops.

Question 18

A practitioner is deploying a Google Cloud Storage bucket. To ensure that files containing PII are automatically redacted before being accessed by external users, which Cloud DLP action should be integrated?

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Cloud DLP de-identification template. Cloud DLP (Data Loss Prevention) triggers can be integrated to inspect and redact content in Cloud Storage.

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IAM conditions

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Storage Transfer Service

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Bucket lock

Question 19

When using Homomorphic Encryption, what is the primary limitation for a privacy engineer to consider?

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Computational overhead. Homomorphic encryption is extremely computationally intensive, often causing significant performance degradation.

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Data loss during processing

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Inability to perform search

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Lack of vendor support

Question 20

You are integrating a homomorphic encryption library into a cloud-based financial system. What is the primary trade-off you must communicate to stakeholders regarding the implementation of Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE)?

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Significant latency during computation. FHE is computationally expensive, leading to significant latency increases for complex analytical operations on encrypted data.

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Incompatibility with cloud storage

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Increased storage requirements

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Loss of data integrity