Asset Security

An organization uses full disk encryption on all laptops containing sensitive data. A laptop is to be decommissioned, and the data must be sanitized. The laptop's SSD cannot be overwritten reliably due to wear-leveling. Which method is most appropriate?

An organization is developing a new application that collects and processes European customers' personal data. To comply with the privacy by design principles under GDPR, which THREE measures should be implemented? (Select THREE.)

A company's software asset management team discovers an unauthorized copy of a licensed application installed on several employee workstations. What is the primary risk associated with this finding?

A data custodian is responsible for implementing controls to protect data. Which TWO of the following are typical responsibilities of a data custodian? (Select 2)

A healthcare organization must decommission an old server containing patient health information (PHI) stored on solid-state drives (SSDs). Standard overwriting techniques are ineffective for SSDs due to wear-leveling and bad block mapping. Which sanitization method is most appropriate for these drives?

Which phase of the data lifecycle involves the removal of data from active storage and placement into long-term storage for potential future use?

A government contractor handles data classified as 'Secret'. According to government data classification levels, which of the following is the correct order from most restrictive to least restrictive?

A government contractor handles classified information up to the Secret level. The company's data classification policy recently changed, requiring that all documents marked as 'Confidential' be reclassified as 'Secret' after review. Who is ultimately accountable for ensuring that reclassification is performed correctly?

A financial services firm stores customer account data on a storage area network (SAN). The data is replicated to a secondary site for disaster recovery. The security team must ensure that when data is no longer needed, it is securely destroyed in accordance with the data retention policy. The primary site uses SSD-based storage, while the secondary site uses traditional HDDs. Which data destruction method is most appropriate for the SSD-based primary site?

A company has a data retention policy requiring customer transaction records to be kept for 7 years. After 7 years, the data should be destroyed. Which phase of the data lifecycle governs this action?

An organization uses a configuration management database (CMDB). Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of a CMDB?

A security administrator needs to ensure that data stored on a server is unrecoverable after decommissioning. The server uses SSDs. Which sanitization method is MOST appropriate?

Which term describes the process of modifying data so that it cannot be attributed to a specific individual without additional information that is kept separately?

An organization is developing a privacy program. Which THREE of the following are core principles of privacy by design? (Select 3)

An organization is implementing privacy by design in a new application that collects user location data. Which practice best aligns with the data minimization principle?

An organization is required to declassify a document that was previously classified as 'Secret' under government guidelines. What process must be followed before the document can be released to the public?

An organization wants to ensure that data is protected throughout its lifecycle. Which step in the data lifecycle is most critical for enforcing data retention policies?

What is the primary purpose of a configuration management database (CMDB) in asset management?

Which phase of the data lifecycle includes the act of securely deleting data that is no longer needed, in accordance with retention policies?

A financial institution stores customer PII, including Social Security numbers (SSNs). Under privacy regulations, SSNs are considered sensitive PII. Which of the following techniques would best reduce the risk of re-identification while preserving the utility of the data for statistical analysis?

Which type of data is considered sensitive PII and requires enhanced protection?

An organization is reviewing its media sanitization procedures. Which TWO methods are considered acceptable for sanitizing solid-state drives (SSDs) according to NIST SP 800-88 guidelines?

A company is designing a database that will contain personally identifiable information (PII). To reduce privacy risk, they decide to add controlled noise to query results. This technique is known as:

A company uses differential privacy to release aggregate statistics from a dataset containing sensitive employee information. Which of the following is true regarding differential privacy?

During an audit, it is discovered that a database containing personally identifiable information (PII) has been retained for 10 years beyond the regulatory requirement. The data owner has not approved the retention extension. Which data lifecycle principle is primarily being violated?

Under GDPR, a company processes personal data on behalf of a data controller. Which role does the company fulfill?

Which role is ultimately accountable for the classification of data within an organization?

An organization is implementing a data retention policy. The legal team has determined that certain financial records must be retained for seven years due to regulatory requirements. The IT department is responsible for enforcing the retention and disposal of these records. Which of the following is the most critical factor to consider when implementing the retention policy?

A data warehouse contains anonymized customer transaction data used for analytics. The anonymization process removed direct identifiers and applied k-anonymity with k=10. An attacker obtains the dataset and attempts to re-identify individuals using auxiliary information. Which of the following best describes the residual privacy risk?

A company wants to ensure that data labeled 'Internal Use Only' is not inadvertently disclosed to unauthorized parties. What is the most effective way to communicate handling requirements to employees?

A multinational corporation is implementing a data classification program. The information security manager must ensure that data is handled appropriately based on its classification level. The company operates in multiple jurisdictions, including the European Union and the United States. Which two of the following are key considerations when developing the data classification policy? (Choose two.)

A company collects PII from European customers for order processing. Under GDPR, they engage a third-party logistics provider to handle shipping. Which role does the logistics provider typically assume in this scenario?

A data owner has classified a dataset as 'Confidential' in a commercial organization. Which of the following best describes the primary responsibility of the data owner for this dataset?

Which of the following is the primary purpose of a configuration management database (CMDB) in asset management?

An organization is implementing privacy by design for a new application that processes PII. Which practice BEST aligns with the data minimization principle?

An organization's data retention policy specifies that customer records must be retained for five years after the end of the business relationship. After that period, what should be done with the data according to best practices?

An organization's data retention policy requires that financial records be kept for seven years. After that period, the records must be destroyed in a manner that prevents reconstruction. Which of the following is the best sanitization method for paper records containing sensitive financial data?

A database administrator (DBA) is responsible for implementing access controls and backup procedures for a customer database containing PII. The DBA reports to the data owner regarding security measures. Which role best describes the DBA's responsibilities?

Under the GDPR, which role is responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing personal data?