WGU D320 - MANAGING CLOUD SECURITY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS (A+) 2025
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle requires adherence to export and import
restrictions, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the
Wassenaar Arrangement?
A) Create
B) Share
C) Use
D) Destroy
B
Why is the striping method of storing data used 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.
D
What is the purpose of egress monitoring tools?
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.
B
,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?
A) File-based
B) Long-term
C) Block
D) Ephemeral
D
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.
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
C
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?
A) Encryption
B) Hashing
C) Encoding
D) Masking
B
, A company is looking to ensure that the names 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
C
An organization needs to quickly identify the 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
A
An organization plans to introduce a new data standard and wants to ensure that
system inventory data will be efficiently discovered and processed.
Which type of data should the organization use to meet this goal?
A) Structured
B) Semi-structured
C) Annotated
D) Mapped
A
An organization implemented an information rights management (IRM) solution to
prevent critical data from being copied without permission and a cloud backup
solution to ensure that the critical data is protected from storage failures.
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS (A+) 2025
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle requires adherence to export and import
restrictions, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the
Wassenaar Arrangement?
A) Create
B) Share
C) Use
D) Destroy
B
Why is the striping method of storing data used 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.
D
What is the purpose of egress monitoring tools?
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.
B
,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?
A) File-based
B) Long-term
C) Block
D) Ephemeral
D
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.
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
C
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?
A) Encryption
B) Hashing
C) Encoding
D) Masking
B
, A company is looking to ensure that the names 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
C
An organization needs to quickly identify the 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
A
An organization plans to introduce a new data standard and wants to ensure that
system inventory data will be efficiently discovered and processed.
Which type of data should the organization use to meet this goal?
A) Structured
B) Semi-structured
C) Annotated
D) Mapped
A
An organization implemented an information rights management (IRM) solution to
prevent critical data from being copied without permission and a cloud backup
solution to ensure that the critical data is protected from storage failures.
