Which of the following is a secure data erasure method?

Deleting a file and emptying the recycle bin

Overwriting the storage media with random data multiple times

Moving the file to a different folder

What is the goal of secure data erasure?

To compress data to save storage space

To move data to an archive for long-term storage

To make data unrecoverable by any means

To encrypt data so it cannot be read without a key

A company's file server stores critical business documents. The server is located in a single office. The company wants to ensure that data remains available even if the office experiences a fire. Which backup strategy best addresses this requirement?

Store a full backup on an external hard drive kept in the same server room.

Perform daily backups to a network-attached storage (NAS) device in the same building.

Replicate the data in real time to a cloud storage service in a different geographic region.

Create a system image on the same server's second hard drive.

A company's legal department has determined that certain contracts must be kept for 10 years after termination, and then destroyed. The company wants to automate this process to ensure compliance. Which action should be taken?

Manually review and delete contracts at the end of each year.

Encrypt the contracts and store them on a write-once, read-many (WORM) medium.

Keep all contracts indefinitely in an archive to avoid accidental deletion.

Configure an automated retention policy that archives the contracts for 10 years and then securely deletes them.

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Data Security CCT Practice Questions (Page 10)

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48application · medium
A company's file server stores critical business documents. The server is located in a single office. The company wants to ensure that data remains available even if the office experiences a fire. Which backup strategy best addresses this requirement?
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49application · medium
A company's legal department has determined that certain contracts must be kept for 10 years after termination, and then destroyed. The company wants to automate this process to ensure compliance. Which action should be taken?
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