CIPM Study Guide Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
All the following are factors in determining whether an organization can craft a
common solution to the privacy requirements of multiple jurisdictions EXCEPT:
Effective date of most restrictive law.
Implementation Complexity.
Legal regulations.
Costs. - Correct answer-Effective date of most restrictive law. Building a privacy
strategy may mean changing the mindset and perspective of an entire organization.
Everyone in an organization has a role to play in protecting the personal
information an organization collects, uses, and discloses. Management needs to
approve funding to resource and equip the privacy team, fund important privacy-
enhancing resources and technologies, support privacy initiatives such as training
and awareness, and hold employees accountable for following privacy policies and
procedures. Sales personnel must secure business contact data and respect the
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,choices of these individuals. Developers and engineers must incorporate effective
security controls, build safe websites, and create solutions that require the
collection or use of only the data necessary to accomplish the purpose.
What are nongovernmental organizations that advocate for privacy protection
known as? - Correct answer-External privacy organizations. If an organization is
small, or the privacy office staffing is limited, the privacy professional and
organization could consider third-party solutions to track and monitor privacy laws
relating to the business. These third parties include legal and consulting services
that can assign people to the organization and use automated online services that
allow research on privacy law, news, and business tools. Privacy professionals
from large and small firms can also take advantage of a growing number of free
resources to help them to keep up-to-date with developments in privacy.
What is the purpose of a privacy audit? - Correct answer-To determine the degree
to which technology, processes, and people comply with privacy policies and
practices. Audits are evidence-based procedures to help measure how well the
programs put in place meet the organization's goals; show compliance with legal,
regulator, and internal requirements; increase general awareness; reveal gaps; and
provide a basis for remediation planning.
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,An example of media sanitization would be: - Correct answer-Performing a
manufacturer's reset to restore an office printer to its factory default settings. Media
sanitization is technically defined as "a process that renders access to target data on
the media infeasible for a given level of effort." To adequately sanitize media, the
data or the media must be either cleared, purged, or destroyed.
What role would data loss prevention software have in a privacy program? -
Correct answer-Monitoring of certain types of personal data disclosures to outside
entities. Data loss prevention software can be a useful tool to monitor certain types
of disclosures outside of an organization, both authorized and nonauthorized. It can
be used to check the effectiveness of policies and controls. But it cannot prevent all
data breaches. Even if you have it configured so that it forbids the external
disclosure of personal data via email, for example, a determined person could still
circumvent this. It does not prevent a data thief from hacking into your network. It
is only one tool amongst many, not a panacea.
Where should an organization's procedures for resolving consumer complaints
about privacy protection be found? - Correct answer-In written policies regarding
privacy. The privacy policy is a high-level policy that supports documents such as
standards and guidelines that focus on technology and methodologies for meeting
policy goals through manuals, handbooks, and/or directives. The privacy policy
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, also supports a variety of documents, communicated internally and externally, that
(a) explain to customers how the organization handles their personal information,
(b) explain to employees how the organization handles personal information, (c)
describe steps for employees handling personal information, and (d) outline how
personal data will be processed.
What is business resiliency? - Correct answer-How well a business responds to and
adapts after a disaster.
Who is considered a primary audience for metrics data?
Information security officers
Chief financial officers
Stockholders
External regulatory bodies - Correct answer-Information security officers, not
stockholders (pay attention to stockholders vs. stackholders). Relevant
stakeholders are generally those who will use the data to view, discuss, and make
strategic decisions - or some combination of all three. There are no limits to both
internal and external audiences, particularly in consideration of reporting
requirements. The difference in audience is based on level of interest, influence,
and responsibility for privacy as specified by the business objectives, laws and
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and Answers
All the following are factors in determining whether an organization can craft a
common solution to the privacy requirements of multiple jurisdictions EXCEPT:
Effective date of most restrictive law.
Implementation Complexity.
Legal regulations.
Costs. - Correct answer-Effective date of most restrictive law. Building a privacy
strategy may mean changing the mindset and perspective of an entire organization.
Everyone in an organization has a role to play in protecting the personal
information an organization collects, uses, and discloses. Management needs to
approve funding to resource and equip the privacy team, fund important privacy-
enhancing resources and technologies, support privacy initiatives such as training
and awareness, and hold employees accountable for following privacy policies and
procedures. Sales personnel must secure business contact data and respect the
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,choices of these individuals. Developers and engineers must incorporate effective
security controls, build safe websites, and create solutions that require the
collection or use of only the data necessary to accomplish the purpose.
What are nongovernmental organizations that advocate for privacy protection
known as? - Correct answer-External privacy organizations. If an organization is
small, or the privacy office staffing is limited, the privacy professional and
organization could consider third-party solutions to track and monitor privacy laws
relating to the business. These third parties include legal and consulting services
that can assign people to the organization and use automated online services that
allow research on privacy law, news, and business tools. Privacy professionals
from large and small firms can also take advantage of a growing number of free
resources to help them to keep up-to-date with developments in privacy.
What is the purpose of a privacy audit? - Correct answer-To determine the degree
to which technology, processes, and people comply with privacy policies and
practices. Audits are evidence-based procedures to help measure how well the
programs put in place meet the organization's goals; show compliance with legal,
regulator, and internal requirements; increase general awareness; reveal gaps; and
provide a basis for remediation planning.
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,An example of media sanitization would be: - Correct answer-Performing a
manufacturer's reset to restore an office printer to its factory default settings. Media
sanitization is technically defined as "a process that renders access to target data on
the media infeasible for a given level of effort." To adequately sanitize media, the
data or the media must be either cleared, purged, or destroyed.
What role would data loss prevention software have in a privacy program? -
Correct answer-Monitoring of certain types of personal data disclosures to outside
entities. Data loss prevention software can be a useful tool to monitor certain types
of disclosures outside of an organization, both authorized and nonauthorized. It can
be used to check the effectiveness of policies and controls. But it cannot prevent all
data breaches. Even if you have it configured so that it forbids the external
disclosure of personal data via email, for example, a determined person could still
circumvent this. It does not prevent a data thief from hacking into your network. It
is only one tool amongst many, not a panacea.
Where should an organization's procedures for resolving consumer complaints
about privacy protection be found? - Correct answer-In written policies regarding
privacy. The privacy policy is a high-level policy that supports documents such as
standards and guidelines that focus on technology and methodologies for meeting
policy goals through manuals, handbooks, and/or directives. The privacy policy
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, also supports a variety of documents, communicated internally and externally, that
(a) explain to customers how the organization handles their personal information,
(b) explain to employees how the organization handles personal information, (c)
describe steps for employees handling personal information, and (d) outline how
personal data will be processed.
What is business resiliency? - Correct answer-How well a business responds to and
adapts after a disaster.
Who is considered a primary audience for metrics data?
Information security officers
Chief financial officers
Stockholders
External regulatory bodies - Correct answer-Information security officers, not
stockholders (pay attention to stockholders vs. stackholders). Relevant
stakeholders are generally those who will use the data to view, discuss, and make
strategic decisions - or some combination of all three. There are no limits to both
internal and external audiences, particularly in consideration of reporting
requirements. The difference in audience is based on level of interest, influence,
and responsibility for privacy as specified by the business objectives, laws and
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