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A software supplier is adding a new subcontractor to process your company's customer data. The security team wants to understand the new exposure before allowing the change. Which three items should it request or review first? Select three.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
Best answer
A list of the subcontractor's locations and where the data will be processed.
Knowing where data will be handled helps the organization evaluate jurisdictional, privacy, and regulatory implications. Location matters when customer data crosses borders or enters new legal environments.
B
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The subcontractor's logo and marketing brochure.
Branding materials do not provide meaningful security or privacy evidence. They may describe services, but they do not help assess actual risk exposure.
C
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A data-processing agreement that flows down security and notification obligations.
Contractual flow-down requirements ensure the subcontractor is bound to the same security and incident-handling expectations as the primary vendor. This is critical when a supplier introduces another party into the processing chain.
D
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An independent security assessment, such as a SOC report or equivalent.
Independent assurance helps the organization judge whether the subcontractor has suitable controls in place. It gives a more objective picture than self-attestation alone.
E
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The supplier's quarterly sales forecast.
Sales projections do not help measure the security implications of a subcontractor change. They are not relevant to privacy, access control, or breach response risk.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SY0-701 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: A list of the subcontractor's locations and where the data will be processed. — The three best items are the subcontractor's processing locations, a data-processing agreement with flow-down obligations, and an independent security assessment. Together, these reveal where the data goes, what contractual safeguards apply, and whether the new party appears capable of protecting the data. That combination gives the security team a practical view of added supply-chain risk. Why others are wrong: Marketing material and sales forecasts do not provide useful evidence of security posture or data-handling risk. They may help with business context, but they do not answer the critical due-diligence questions about jurisdiction, obligations, and control effectiveness.
What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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