What is a potential risk of inconsistent obfuscation across data flows?

Data may be obfuscated too weakly, allowing easy reversal

Data may be exposed in one flow while being protected in another

Data may be duplicated in multiple environments

Data may be obfuscated too strongly, making it unusable

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Data Obfuscation CT-SEC Practice Questions (Page 5)

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