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This document provides over 80 expertly answered multiple-choice questions specifically designed for the WGU D320 Privacy and Data Protection exam, updated for the 2025/2026 academic year. It aligns with cybersecurity and cloud governance standards taught in Western Governors University (WGU) programs and relevant CompTIA and NIST frameworks. Topics include the cloud data lifecycle, encryption, authentication methods, vendor lock-in, export controls (EAR, Wassenaar Arrangement), regulatory frameworks like FedRAMP and GDPR, and cloud deployment models (IaaS, multi-cloud, hybrid). It also covers technical controls such as egress monitoring, crypto-shredding, geofencing, tokenization, full-disk encryption, SIEM, and secrets management. Students will find questions about OWASP vulnerabilities (e.g., cryptographic failures, broken access control), zero-trust architecture, DR planning (RTO, BCP, dry runs), service-level agreements (SLAs, MSAs), forensic readiness (chain of custody, eDiscovery), and risk management strategies (acceptance, mitigation, transference, avoidance). This study material is ideal for cybersecurity students, privacy officers, IT governance analysts, and compliance professionals enrolled in WGU or similar U.S.-based cybersecurity and cloud computing programs. It is also a high-value resource for anyone preparing for professional certifications or real-world roles involving data protection, privacy compliance, and secure cloud architecture. Keywords: WGU D320, privacy and data protection, cloud security, GDPR compliance, NIST cloud lifecycle, FedRAMP, tokenization, zero trust, egress monitoring, crypto-shredding, SIEM, IaaS, data risk management, OWASP Top 10, chain of custody, SLA, MSA, encryption methods, virtualization, disaster recovery

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WGU PA D320 2025/2026 Exam
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Which phase of the cloud data life cycle requires adherence to export and

import restrictions, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and

the Wassenaar Arrangement?




Create

Share

Use


Destroy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Share


Why is the striping method of storing data used in most redundant array of

independent disks (RAID) configurations?

,It prevents outages and attacks from occurring in a cloud environment.

It prevents data from being recovered once it is destroyed using crypto-

shredding.

It allows data to be safely distributed and stored in a common centralized

location.

It allows efficient data recovery as even if one drive fails, other drives fill in

the missing data. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It allows efficient data recovery as even

if one drive fails, other drives fill in the missing data.

What is the purpose of egress monitoring tools?




They are used to convert a given set of data or information into a different

value.

They are used to prevent data from going outside the control of an

organization.

They are used to create data during the Create phase of the cloud data life

cycle.

,They are used to remove data during the Destroy phase of the cloud data

life cycle. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They are used to prevent data from going

outside the control of an organization.

A company is looking at different types of cloud 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?




File-based

Long-term

Block


Ephemeral - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Ephemeral


A manager is made aware of a customer complaint about how an

application developed by the company collects personal and environmental

information from the devices it is installed on.




3
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

, 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?




Retention policy

Breach notification

Privacy notice


Denial of service - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Privacy notice


An organization needs to store passwords in a database securely. The data

should not be available to system administrators.

Which technique should the organization use?




Encryption

Hashing

Encoding


Masking - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Hashing

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