PCSE Ensuring Data Protection Practice Question
A data engineer needs to scan a Cloud Storage bucket for personally identifiable information (PII) such as credit card numbers and social security numbers. The scanning must be performed on a schedule (every week). Which GCP service and resource should they use?
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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Cloud Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with a DLP job trigger
Cloud DLP can inspect data for sensitive info types. DLP job triggers allow scheduling recurring scans of Cloud Storage, BigQuery, or Datastore. The trigger runs the inspection job based on a schedule.
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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Cloud Security Command Center (SCC)
Why it's wrong here
SCC is for threat detection and asset inventory, not data scanning.
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Cloud Asset Inventory
Why it's wrong here
Asset Inventory tracks resources, not content.
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Cloud Audit Logs
Why it's wrong here
Audit logs record API calls, not data content.
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Cloud Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with a DLP job trigger
Why this is correct
DLP job triggers can run scheduled inspection scans on Cloud Storage.
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