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SCENARIO
It should be the most secure location housing data in all of Europe, if not the world. The Global Finance Data Collective (GFDC) stores financial information and other types of client data from large banks, insurance companies, multinational corporations and governmental agencies. After a long climb on a mountain road that leads only to the facility, you arrive at the security booth. Your credentials are checked and checked again by the guard to visually verify that you are the person pictured on your passport and national identification card. You are led down a long corridor with server rooms on each side, secured by combination locks built into the doors. You climb a flight of stairs and are led into an office that is lighted brilliantly by skylights where the GFDC Director of Security, Dr. Monique Batch, greets you. On the far wall you notice a bank of video screens showing different rooms in the facility. At the far end, several screens show different sections of the road up the mountain
Dr. Batch explains once again your mission. As a data security auditor and consultant, it is a dream assignment: The GFDC does not want simply adequate controls, but the best and most effective security that current technologies allow.
“We were hacked twice last year,” Dr. Batch says, “and although only a small number of records were stolen, the bad press impacted our business. Our clients count on us to provide security that is nothing short of impenetrable and to do so quietly. We hope to never make the news again.” She notes that it is also essential that the facility is in compliance with all relevant security regulations and standards.
You have been asked to verify compliance as well as to evaluate all current security controls and security measures, including data encryption methods, authentication controls and the safest methods for transferring data into and out of the facility. As you prepare to begin your analysis, you find yourself considering an intriguing question: Can these people be sure that I am who I say I am?
You are shown to the office made available to you and are provided with system login information, including the name of the wireless network and a wireless key. Still pondering, you attempt to pull up the facility’s wireless network, but no networks appear in the wireless list. When you search for
the wireless network by name, however it is readily found.
What measures can protect client information stored at GFDC?
- A . De-linking of data into client-specific packets.
- B . Cloud-based applications.
- C . Server-side controls.
- D . Data pruning
SCENARIO
Please use the following to answer the next question:
Looking back at your first two years as the Director of Personal Information Protection and Compliance for the St. Anne’s Regional Medical Center in Thorn Bay,
Ontario, Canada, you see a parade of accomplishments, from developing state-of-the-art simulation based training for employees on privacy protection to establishing an interactive medical records system that is accessible by patients as well as by the medical personnel. Now, however, a question you have put off looms large: how do we manage all the data-not only records produced recently, but those still on-hand from years ago? A data flow diagram generated last year shows multiple servers, databases, and work stations, many of which hold files that have not yet been incorporated into the new records system. While most of this data is encrypted, its persistence may pose security and compliance concerns. The situation is further complicated by several long-term studies being conducted by the medical staff using patient information. Having recently reviewed the major Canadian privacy regulations, you want to make certain that the medical center is observing them.
You recall a recent visit to the Records Storage Section in the basement of the old hospital next to the modern facility, where you noticed paper records sitting in crates labeled by years, medical condition or alphabetically by patient name, while others were in undifferentiated bundles on shelves and on the floor. On the back shelves of the section sat data tapes and old hard drives that were often unlabeled but appeared to be years old. On your way out of the records storage section, you noticed a man leaving whom you did not recognize. He carried a batch of folders under his arm, apparently records he had removed from storage.
You quickly realize that you need a plan of action on the maintenance, secure storage and disposal of data.
Which cryptographic standard would be most appropriate for protecting patient credit card information in the records system at St. Anne’s Regional Medical Center?
- A . Symmetric Encryption
- B . Tokenization
- C . Obfuscation
- D . Certificates
Which of the following is most important to provide to the data subject before the collection phase
of the data lifecycle?
- A . Privacy Notice.
- B . Disclosure Policy.
- C . Consent Request.
- D . Data Protection Policy.
A
Explanation:
Option A: A privacy notice informs data subjects about how their data will be collected, used, and protected. It is crucial to provide this notice before data collection to ensure transparency and comply with legal requirements.
Option B: A disclosure policy might detail how data will be shared, but it is generally part of a broader privacy notice.
Option C: While obtaining consent is important, the privacy notice is the first step in informing the data subject about the data processing activities, enabling informed consent.
Option D: A data protection policy outlines an organization’s overall approach to protecting data but is typically internal rather than something provided directly to data subjects.
Reference: IAPP CIPT Study Guide
GDPR Article 13 on Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject
What is an example of a just-in-time notice?
- A . A warning that a website may be unsafe.
- B . A full organizational privacy notice publicly available on a website
- C . A credit card company calling a user to verify a purchase before it is authorized
- D . Privacy information given to a user when he attempts to comment on an online article.
What has been found to undermine the public key infrastructure system?
- A . Man-in-the-middle attacks.
- B . Inability to track abandoned keys.
- C . Disreputable certificate authorities.
- D . Browsers missing a copy of the certificate authority’s public key.
An EU marketing company is planning to make use of personal data captured to make automated decisions based on profiling. In some cases, processing and automated decisions may have a legal effect on individuals, such as credit worthiness.
When evaluating the implementation of systems making automated decisions, in which situation would the company have to accommodate an individual’s right NOT to be subject to such processing to ensure compliance under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
- A . When an individual’s legal status or rights are not affected by the decision.
- B . When there is no human intervention or influence in the decision-making process.
- C . When the individual has given explicit consent to such processing and suitable safeguards exist.
- D . When the decision is necessary for entering into a contract and the individual can contest the decision.
Which of the following is one of the fundamental principles of information security?
- A . Accountability.
- B . Accessibility.
- C . Confidentiality.
- D . Connectivity.
C
Explanation:
The fundamental principles of information security are often summarized by the CIA triad, which
stands for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. Confidentiality ensures that information is not
disclosed to unauthorized individuals, entities, or processes. It is crucial in protecting personal and
sensitive data from unauthorized access and breaches. This principle is widely recognized and
referenced in various information security standards and frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001 and
NIST SP 800-53.
Reference: ISO/IEC 27001:2013, Information technology ― Security techniques ― Information security management systems ― Requirements.
NIST Special Publication 800-53 (Rev. 5), Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations.