20+ practice questions focused on Data Life Cycle Management — one of the most tested topics on the ISACA Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) (CDPSE) exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Data Life Cycle Management PracticeDuring a data mapping exercise in BigID, you need to identify data that has exceeded its retention period. Which attribute should be used to filter the data inventory?
Explanation: The 'Last Modified' or 'Age' attribute is used to calculate retention compliance status in data inventory tools.
When configuring AWS Macie to perform data minimization, which configuration is required to prevent the service from scanning internal metadata fields that do not contain customer PII?
Explanation: Exclusion rules in AWS Macie allow users to define paths or patterns to ignore, minimizing the scan footprint.
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'?
Explanation: Deprecation in Collibra removes the asset from active discovery catalogs, preventing further use and supporting minimization.
While using the Salesforce Data Masking tool, which option should be selected to ensure that production data copied to a sandbox is rendered unusable for unauthorized parties?
Explanation: Salesforce Data Masking allows choosing 'Masking' algorithms (e.g., Anonymization) to replace real data with fake values.
You are managing Azure Information Protection (AIP) labels. Which action is necessary to ensure that documents classified as 'Highly Confidential' are automatically encrypted?
Explanation: In AIP, label configuration requires selecting 'Encrypt' under the 'Protection' settings to enforce technical controls.
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