WGU Course C838 – Managing Cloud Security (CCSP) 2026 Updated Complete Study Guide

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Which phase of the cloud data life cycle allows A
both read and process functions to be
performed?


A Create
B Archive
C Store
D Share


Which phase of the cloud data security life cycle B
typically occurs simultaneously with creation?


A Share
B Store
C Use
D Destroy


Which phase of the cloud data life cycle uses C
content delivery networks?


A Destroy
B Archive
C Share
D Create


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Which phase of the cloud data life cycle is C
associated with crypto-shredding?


A Share
B Use
C Destroy
D Store


Which cloud data storage architecture allows D
sensitive data to be replaced with unique
identification symbols that retain all the essential
information about the data without
compromising its security?


A Randomization
B Obfuscation
C Anonymization
D Tokenization




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Which methodology could cloud data storage D
utilize to encrypt all data associated in an
infrastructure as a service (IaaS) deployment
model?


A Sandbox encryption
B Polymorphic encryption
C Client-side encryption
D Whole-instance encryption


There is a threat to a banking cloud platform B
service. The developer needs to provide
inclusion in a relational database that is seamless
and readily searchable by search engine
algorithms.


Which platform as a service (PaaS) data type
should be used?


A Short-term storage
B Structured
C Unstructured
D Long-term storage




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Which platform as a service (PaaS) storage D
architecture should be used if an organization
wants to store presentations, documents, and
audio files?


A Relational database
B Block
C Distributed
D Object


Which technique scrambles the content of data B
using a mathematical algorithm while keeping
the structural arrangement of the data?


A Dynamic masking
B Format-preserving encryption
C Proxy-based encryption
D Tokenization




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