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CCSP Practice Question: Evaluating cloud providers for compliance with…
A company is evaluating cloud providers for compliance with the GDPR. Which TWO of the following are mandatory data protection roles under the GDPR?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Data Processor
The GDPR defines the Data Controller and Data Processor as mandatory roles. The Data Protection Officer (DPO) is required only under certain conditions (e.g., large-scale monitoring). Cloud Security Architect and Data Steward are not GDPR-defined roles.
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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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Data Processor
Why this is correct
The data processor handles personal data on behalf of the controller, and GDPR Article 4 defines this as a mandatory role whenever a third party processes data for the controller, satisfying the stem's requirement for mandatory roles.
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Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Why it's wrong here
The DPO is a genuine GDPR role, but it is mandatory only for public authorities and organisations whose core activities involve large-scale systematic monitoring or special-category data. It is tempting because Article 37 names it explicitly, yet many controllers may lawfully operate without appointing one.
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Cloud Security Architect
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Security Architect is a vendor or enterprise job title with no basis in the GDPR's role definitions. It is tempting because architects design the controls that support compliance, yet the regulation imposes duties on Controller, Processor and DPO, not on any security design function.
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Data Controller
Why this is correct
The data controller determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, and GDPR Article 4 defines this as a mandatory role. Every processing activity must have a controller, satisfying the stem's requirement for mandatory roles.
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Data Steward
Why it's wrong here
Data Steward is an organisational governance job title, not a role the GDPR mandates; the regulation names only Controller, Processor and DPO. It is tempting because stewards do manage data quality and ownership in many enterprises, but that is internal policy, not statutory obligation.
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