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Data Governance and Security Flashcards

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  1. What is the purpose of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) under GDPR?

    Answer: Oversee an organization's data protection strategy and compliance

    A DPO ensures the organization complies with data protection laws.

  2. Which California law gives consumers rights over their personal data?

    Answer: CCPA

    The CCPA grants California consumers data privacy rights.

  3. What is the main risk of storing secrets like passwords in plaintext config files?

    Answer: They can be exposed to anyone who reads the file

    Plaintext secrets are easily exposed and should be stored in a secrets manager.

  4. Which concept ensures data is accurate, complete, and trustworthy throughout its lifecycle?

    Answer: Data integrity

    Data integrity maintains accuracy and consistency of data.

  5. What does a privacy-by-design approach emphasize?

    Answer: Building privacy protections into systems from the start

    Privacy by design embeds protections into system design upfront.

  6. Which technique helps prevent unauthorized data exfiltration from an organization?

    Answer: Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

    DLP tools detect and block unauthorized movement of sensitive data.

  7. What is the benefit of using a centralized secrets manager (e.g., Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)?

    Answer: Securely store, rotate, and audit access to credentials

    Secrets managers centralize secure storage, rotation, and auditing of credentials.