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Convert data into code to prevent unauthorized access
Replace sensitive data with non-sensitive placeholder
Hide parts of data (e.g., show only last 4 digits)
Restrict data access based on user permissions
Log of all data access and modifications
Trap 1: Encrypt all data at rest and in transit regardless of…
Incorrect: Encryption protects data but doesn't correct classification errors.
Trap 2: Require manual review and reclassification of all incoming records.
Incorrect: Manual review is impractical for large volumes and pipelines.
Trap 3: Expand the metadata rule set to include more keywords and patterns.
Incorrect: Rules may still miss complex patterns; DLP offers deeper inspection.
Encrypt all data at rest and in transit regardless of classification.
Why wrong: Incorrect: Encryption protects data but doesn't correct classification errors.
Require manual review and reclassification of all incoming records.
Why wrong: Incorrect: Manual review is impractical for large volumes and pipelines.
Expand the metadata rule set to include more keywords and patterns.
Why wrong: Incorrect: Rules may still miss complex patterns; DLP offers deeper inspection.
Implement data loss prevention (DLP) tools that inspect content and enforce classification rules.
Correct: DLP can reclassify based on actual content, improving accuracy.
Trap 1: Data normalization
Data normalization is a data transformation technique, not acquisition.
Trap 2: Data encryption
Data encryption is a security measure, not a method of acquiring data.
Trap 3: Data profiling
Data profiling is an analysis activity to understand data structure, not a method of acquisition.
Web scraping
Web scraping extracts data from websites and is a common acquisition method.
Data normalization
Why wrong: Data normalization is a data transformation technique, not acquisition.
API calls
API calls allow programmatic access to external data sources, a valid acquisition method.
Data encryption
Why wrong: Data encryption is a security measure, not a method of acquiring data.
Data profiling
Why wrong: Data profiling is an analysis activity to understand data structure, not a method of acquisition.
Trap 1: Data redundancy
Data redundancy is an internal storage or quality issue, not directly related to acquisition from external sources.
Trap 2: Unauthorized access
Unauthorized access is a security risk, not a typical challenge in the acquisition process itself.
Data redundancy
Why wrong: Data redundancy is an internal storage or quality issue, not directly related to acquisition from external sources.
Unauthorized access
Why wrong: Unauthorized access is a security risk, not a typical challenge in the acquisition process itself.
Licensing restrictions
External data may have legal restrictions on usage, sharing, or redistribution.
Rate limiting
APIs often impose rate limits that restrict the volume or frequency of data access.
Data format inconsistency
External sources often use different formats, requiring transformation before integration.
Refer to the exhibit. ``` 2024-11-20 10:23:45 [ACCESS_DENIED] user: analyst_john, query: SELECT email FROM customers WHERE id=123, reason: insufficient permissions on column 'email' ```
Trap 1: The user does not have SELECT privilege on the customers table
The log indicates column-level denial, not table-level.
Trap 2: The database administrator revoked the analyst role
There is no evidence of role revocation.
Trap 3: The query syntax is incorrect
The query syntax is valid.
The user does not have SELECT privilege on the customers table
Why wrong: The log indicates column-level denial, not table-level.
The database administrator revoked the analyst role
Why wrong: There is no evidence of role revocation.
Column-level security is preventing access to the email column
The log specifically mentions insufficient permissions on the email column.
The query syntax is incorrect
Why wrong: The query syntax is valid.
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