CLO-002 Governance Risk Compliance And Security Practice Question
What is the primary risk mitigation strategy when storing data in a single availability zone?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Multi-AZ deployment
If an entire availability zone fails, data in that zone is lost; using multi-AZ deployments mitigates this risk.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Using stronger encryption
Why it's wrong here
Encryption protects against unauthorized access, not availability loss.
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Implementing MFA
Why it's wrong here
MFA does not protect against data center infrastructure failure.
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Increasing compute power
Why it's wrong here
This is for performance, not reliability.
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Multi-AZ deployment
Why this is correct
Multi-AZ provides redundancy against localized facility failures.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official CompTIA exam blueprint
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