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CCSP Practice Question: Required to retain logs for 7 years per regulation

A company is required to retain logs for 7 years per regulation. The cloud provider's default retention is 90 days. What is the most effective approach?

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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Export logs to an external storage with a 7-year retention policy

The customer is responsible for compliance. Configuring log export to an external storage with 7-year retention ensures data is preserved. Relying on provider's default violates regulation, disabling retention breaks compliance, and encryption doesn't affect retention duration.

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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    Disable log retention completely to avoid risk

    Why it's wrong here

    Destroys evidence and violates compliance.

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    Rely on the provider's default retention

    Why it's wrong here

    Does not meet 7-year requirement.

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    Export logs to an external storage with a 7-year retention policy

    Why this is correct

    Customer-controlled retention meets the requirement.

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    Encrypt logs and store them in the same provider

    Why it's wrong here

    Encryption doesn't extend retention.

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