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Comprehensive study guide for D320 Managing Cloud Security at WGU. Covers key topics including cloud security frameworks, risk management, access controls, encryption, compliance, and best practices for securing cloud environments. Designed to help students reinforce core concepts, apply security principles, and prepare effectively for D320 assessments and exams.

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D320 - Managing Cloud Security D320 - Managing Cloud Security 2/18/2026




Which phase of the cloud data life cycle B
requires adherence to export and import
restrictions, including Export Administration
Regulations (EAR) and the Wassenaar
Arrangement?


A) Create
B) Share
C) Use
D) Destroy


Why is the striping method of storing data used D
in most redundant array of independent disks
(RAID) configurations?


A) It prevents outages and attacks from
occurring in a cloud environment.
B) It prevents data from being recovered once it
is destroyed using crypto-shredding.
C) It allows data to be safely distributed and
stored in a common centralized location.
D) It allows efficient data recovery as even if one
drive fails, other drives fill in the missing data.




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What is the purpose of egress monitoring tools? B


A) They are used to convert a given set of data
or information into a different value.
B) They are used to prevent data from going
outside the control of an organization.
C) They are used to create data during the
Create phase of the cloud data life cycle.
D) They are used to remove data during the
Destroy phase of the cloud data life cycle.


A company is looking at different types of cloud D
storage options. One of the threats to cloud
storage that the company foresees is the
possibility of losing forensic artifacts in the event
of an incident response investigation.


Which type of cloud storage has the highest risk
of losing forensic artifacts in the event of an
incident response investigation?


A) File-based
B) Long-term
C) Block
D) Ephemeral


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A manager is made aware of a customer C
complaint about how an application developed
by the company collects personal and
environmental information from the devices it is
installed on.


Which document should the manager refer to in
order to determine if the company has properly
disclosed information about what data it collects
from this application's users?


A) Retention policy
B) Breach notification
C) Privacy notice
D) Denial of service


An organization needs to store passwords in a B
database securely. The data should not be
available to system administrators.
Which technique should the organization use?


A) Encryption
B) Hashing
C) Encoding
D) Masking


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A company is looking to ensure that the names C
of individuals in its data in the cloud are not
revealed in the event of a data breach, as the
data is sensitive and classified.
Which data masking technique should the
company use to prevent attackers from
identifying individuals in the event of a data
breach?


A) Crypto-shredding
B) Degaussing
C) Anonymization
D) Randomization


An organization needs to quickly identify the A
document owner in a shared network folder.
Which technique should the organization use to
meet this goal?


A) Labeling
B) Classification
C) Mapping
D) Categorization




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