CDPSE Privacy Risk Management And Compliance Practice Question
When evaluating a third-party's security, what should the CDPSE focus on to ensure effective privacy risk management?
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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The right to audit the vendor's privacy and security controls.
The ability to audit the vendor's adherence to security and privacy standards is the most important control.
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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The visual design of the vendor's public-facing website.
Why it's wrong here
Design is not a privacy control.
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The vendor's number of employees.
Why it's wrong here
Company size is not an indicator of privacy compliance.
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The right to audit the vendor's privacy and security controls.
Why this is correct
Contractual audit rights are the primary way to verify third-party compliance.
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The vendor's annual marketing expenditure.
Why it's wrong here
Marketing spend is irrelevant to privacy risk management.
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Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official ISACA exam blueprint
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