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CCSP Practice Question: A multi-national corporation uses a cloud storage…
A multi-national corporation uses a cloud storage service to store files that are subject to data residency requirements. Data must remain within a specific geographic region. Which of the following controls provides the STRONGEST assurance that data does not leave the region?
⚠ Common exam trap
ISC2 often tests the distinction between legal/administrative controls (contracts, IAM) and technical controls (region-restricted storage), where candidates mistakenly believe that encryption or access policies can enforce data residency, but only infrastructure-level location restrictions provide the strongest assurance.
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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Using the cloud provider's data residency policy with region-restricted storage buckets
Using the cloud provider's data residency policy with region-restricted storage buckets enforces data at rest to be physically stored only in the specified geographic region. This is a technical control implemented at the infrastructure layer, ensuring that the cloud provider's storage service will not replicate or move data outside the designated region, providing the strongest assurance against data leaving the region.
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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Contractual clauses with the cloud provider
Why it's wrong here
Contracts are not technical controls and may be difficult to enforce.
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Implementing strict IAM policies to limit data access
Why it's wrong here
IAM controls access, not storage location.
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Using the cloud provider's data residency policy with region-restricted storage buckets
Why this is correct
Technical enforcement provides strong assurance.
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Client-side encryption with keys managed on-premises
Why it's wrong here
Encryption does not affect data location.
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