CIPP/E: Certified Information Privacy Professional/EuropeDemo

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QuestionQ201

European Data Processing

If the data on the Uruguay company’s servers had been encrypted, what type of security measure would that be considered?

  • A A remediation security measure.
  • B A prevention security measure.
  • C A corrective security measure.
  • D A detection security measure.
Explanation

Encryption of personal data at rest is a preventive security measure because it protects confidentiality by making stored data unreadable without the decryption key, thereby reducing the risk of unauthorized disclosure. GDPR Article 32 expressly identifies encryption as an appropriate technical measure for security of processing.

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