CCSP Cloud Data Security Practice Question
A financial services company is implementing a data loss prevention (DLP) solution to protect sensitive data in cloud storage. They need to identify and classify data containing personally identifiable information (PII) such as credit card numbers and social security numbers. Which three capabilities should the DLP solution provide? (Choose three.)
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Why each option matters
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Classification of data based on content
Cloud DLP solutions typically include discovery (scanning for sensitive data), classification (labeling data types), and de-identification transforms (masking, tokenization) to protect data.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Encryption at rest using AES-256
Why it's wrong here
Encryption at rest is separate from DLP; DLP focuses on content inspection and protection.
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Classification of data based on content
Why this is correct
Classification labels data according to sensitivity.
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De-identification transforms such as masking and tokenization
Why this is correct
Transforms protect data by obscuring sensitive values.
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Blocking public access to buckets
Why it's wrong here
Blocking public access is a storage security control, not a DLP capability.
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Automated scanning for sensitive data patterns
Why this is correct
Discovery scanning identifies PII like credit card numbers.
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