Asset Security & Security Architecture
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Asset Security & Security Architecture: example questions & answers
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In data lifecycle management, which role is ultimately accountable for classifying data and determining its protection requirements?
- AEnd user
- BData custodian
- CData owner✓
- DData processor
Answer: The data owner holds accountability for the data, including classifying it and defining protection requirements; the custodian implements those controls.
An organization wants to ensure that decommissioned solid-state drives (SSDs) cannot have their data recovered. Because of wear-leveling, which method is MOST reliable for sanitizing an SSD?
- AReformatting the file system and then rebuilding the partition table on the drive
- BDegaussing the drive using a certified magnetic field generator at a secure site
- CA single-pass overwrite of each logical block address with zeros, then verify
- DCryptographic erase (destroying the encryption key) or physical destruction✓
Answer: Wear-leveling prevents overwrites from reliably reaching all cells and degaussing does not affect flash memory, so cryptographic erase or physical destruction is the reliable method for SSDs.