Which of the following is a key security configuration for securing a cloud storage bucket?

Setting appropriate permissions and access policies

Enabling static website hosting

A company's backup strategy currently keeps daily backups for 30 days and monthly backups for 1 year. A new regulation requires that financial transaction logs be retained for 7 years, but the company wants to minimize storage costs. What is the most appropriate backup and retention approach?

Archive financial transaction logs to low-cost storage for 7 years and keep other backups on the existing schedule.

Keep all backups for 7 years to ensure compliance.

Delete backups older than 1 year and rely on the original transaction database for the 7-year requirement.

Increase backup frequency to daily and retain all backups for 7 years.

What is the primary purpose of a data backup strategy in the cloud?

To ensure data can be recovered in case of loss or corruption

A company is designing a data storage solution. The data includes public marketing brochures, internal project plans, and customer payment information. The security team wants to apply different levels of protection based on sensitivity. What should be done FIRST?

Enable logging on all storage accounts

Classify the data into categories such as public, internal, and confidential

Store all data in a single bucket with public access

Encrypt all data with the same key

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Domain 3Objective 1

Data Security in Cloud CCSE Practice Questions (Page 10)

Part of the Cloud Data Security and Operations domain, which makes up ~19% of our current practice bank.

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46foundation · easy
Which of the following is an example of a data classification label commonly used in cloud environments?
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47foundation · easy
Which of the following is a key security configuration for securing a cloud storage bucket?
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48expert · hard
A company's backup strategy currently keeps daily backups for 30 days and monthly backups for 1 year. A new regulation requires that financial transaction logs be retained for 7 years, but the company wants to minimize storage costs. What is the most appropriate backup and retention approach?
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49foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of a data backup strategy in the cloud?
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50application · medium
A company is designing a data storage solution. The data includes public marketing brochures, internal project plans, and customer payment information. The security team wants to apply different levels of protection based on sensitivity. What should be done FIRST?
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