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CCSP Practice Question: A cloud security architect is designing a data…
A cloud security architect is designing a data classification and labeling solution for a multinational corporation with offices in multiple countries. The corporation uses various SaaS applications (Office 365, Salesforce, etc.) and IaaS services. They require automatic classification of documents based on content (e.g., credit card numbers, social security numbers) and enforcement of protection policies (e.g., encryption, access restrictions) based on the classification. The solution must work across all cloud services and provide a unified management console. The corporation also needs to maintain data residency—data must not be stored in a different geographic region than where it was classified. Which cloud security solution BEST meets these requirements?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Deploy a cloud access security broker (CASB) with integrated DLP capabilities that can classify and enforce policies across multiple cloud apps.
A CASB with integrated DLP can classify content across multiple cloud apps and enforce policies from a single console, while also supporting data residency through policy configuration. Option B lacks unified management. Option C is complex and may not scale. Option D does not provide classification.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Deploy a cloud access security broker (CASB) with integrated DLP capabilities that can classify and enforce policies across multiple cloud apps.
Why this is correct
Provides unified management, cross-cloud classification, and policy enforcement.
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Use each cloud provider's native DLP service (e.g., Microsoft Information Protection, AWS Macie) and manage them individually.
Why it's wrong here
No unified console; policy management becomes fragmented.
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Use a third-party encryption gateway that encrypts all data leaving the on-premises network.
Why it's wrong here
Does not classify data or enforce access policies.
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Implement a custom data classification system running on a virtual machine that inspects data via APIs.
Why it's wrong here
Difficult to scale across many cloud services and maintain data residency.
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