CCSP Cloud Security Operations Practice Question
A company uses Azure and wants to ensure that all activity log events are retained for seven years to meet compliance requirements. What is the most efficient way to implement this?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Export activity logs to an Azure Storage account and apply a lifecycle management policy to delete logs after 7 years.
Azure Monitor Activity Logs can be streamed to a storage account, and a lifecycle management policy can be applied to automatically delete logs after the required retention period.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Export activity logs to an Azure Storage account and apply a lifecycle management policy to delete logs after 7 years.
Why this is correct
Storage accounts can hold logs for any duration with lifecycle policies to manage retention.
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Enable Azure Monitor and configure the activity log to be stored in a Log Analytics workspace with a retention of 7 years.
Why it's wrong here
Log Analytics workspaces have a maximum retention of 2 years for most tiers; 7 years is not natively supported.
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Use Azure Backup to back up activity logs and retain them for 7 years.
Why it's wrong here
Azure Backup is for VM and file backups, not log retention.
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Configure activity logs to be sent to an Event Hub and then to a third-party archival service.
Why it's wrong here
While possible, it is less efficient than using Storage with lifecycle management.
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