CDPSE Privacy Risk Management And Compliance Practice Question
A CDPSE is auditing a legacy application that stores passwords in plain text. What is the most effective immediate mitigation strategy?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Implement a salted hashing algorithm and re-hash all existing credentials.
Immediate remediation of the vulnerability is required, followed by a formal risk assessment of the exposure.
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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Perform a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) to document the risk.
Why it's wrong here
A DPIA identifies risks but doesn't fix the immediate vulnerability.
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Conduct a data breach simulation to see if the vulnerability is exploitable.
Why it's wrong here
Testing a known vulnerability is unnecessary; patching it is the priority.
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Implement an access control list (ACL) to restrict who can see the plain text passwords.
Why it's wrong here
ACLs do not mitigate the risk of the password being stored in plain text.
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Implement a salted hashing algorithm and re-hash all existing credentials.
Why this is correct
Hashing is the industry-standard technical control for storing passwords.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official ISACA exam blueprint
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