CCSP Cloud Data Security Practice Question
A company wants to enforce data classification in its cloud environment. They need to automatically identify and label sensitive data such as credit card numbers in cloud storage. Which service should they use?
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Why each option matters
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Cloud DLP
Cloud DLP (Data Loss Prevention) can scan cloud storage for sensitive data like credit card numbers and apply classification labels or de-identification transforms.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Cloud KMS
Why it's wrong here
Cloud KMS is for key management, not data classification.
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Cloud DLP
Why this is correct
Cloud DLP is designed to discover, classify, and protect sensitive data in cloud storage.
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Cloud Audit Logs
Why it's wrong here
Audit logs record actions but do not classify data.
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Cloud IAM
Why it's wrong here
IAM controls access, not data classification.
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