CSA Regulatory Compliance & Licensing 3

Question 1

Which software licensing model grants the user rights to use, study, modify, and distribute the software and its source code freely?

Accepted Answer

Open-source license

Answer

Open-source licenses (e.g., GPL, MIT, Apache) explicitly grant users the four fundamental freedoms including use, study, modification, and redistribution.

Question 2

An organization running Red Hat Enterprise Linux wants to remain compliant. After adding 10 new servers, the administrator should primarily:

Accepted Answer

Purchase additional subscription entitlements and attach them via Red Hat Subscription Manager

Answer

RHEL uses a subscription model; each system must be registered and attached to a valid subscription entitlement through Red Hat Subscription Manager (RHSM).

Question 3

Under PCI DSS Requirement 10, what is the minimum log retention period organizations must maintain for audit logs?

Accepted Answer

12 months

Answer

PCI DSS Requirement 10.7 mandates that audit log history be retained for at least 12 months, with at least 3 months immediately available for analysis.

Question 4

A company using Microsoft 365 E3 licenses discovers employees are also using Power BI Premium features. What compliance action is required?

Accepted Answer

Upgrade affected users to E5 or purchase standalone Power BI Premium licenses

Answer

Power BI Premium features are not included in Microsoft 365 E3; organizations must license users with E5 or dedicated Power BI Premium per-user licenses.

Question 5

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) applies to for-profit businesses that meet which threshold related to personal information?

Accepted Answer

Buy, sell, or share personal information of 100,000 or more consumers or households annually

Answer

Under CCPA (as amended by CPRA), one qualifying threshold is buying, selling, or sharing personal information of 100,000 or more consumers or households per year.

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CSA Regulatory Compliance & Licensing 3