SecPlusP2 Flashcards
(342 cards)
What is a challenge for multinational companies and cloud services regarding data sovereignty laws?
Complying with the requirement of data storage and processing within national borders
What access restrictions might cloud services impose due to data sovereignty laws?
Restricting access from multiple geographic locations
Why do data sovereignty and geographical considerations pose complex challenges?
They conflict with the global nature of multinational companies and cloud services
What is geofencing?
Virtual boundaries to restrict data access based on location
Why is geofencing important for data security?
Compliance with data sovereignty laws, prevent unauthorized access from high-risk locations
What does encryption protect?
Data at rest and in transit
What is needed to recover encrypted data?
Decryption key
What is masking?
Replace some or all data with placeholders
What is tokenization?
Replace sensitive data with non-sensitive tokens
What is obfuscation?
Make data unclear or unintelligible
What is hashing commonly used for?
Password storage
What is the purpose of hashing?
Irreversible one-way function
What is the purpose of masking?
Partially retains metadata for analysis
What is the purpose of tokenization?
Credit card protection
What is the purpose of obfuscation?
Irreversible de-identification method
What are some techniques used to hinder unauthorized understanding?
Encryption, masking, pseudonyms
How does segmentation help in network security?
Divides network into separate segments with unique security controls
What is the goal of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) systems?
To detect and prevent data theft
What are the three types of DLP systems?
Endpoint DLP, Network DLP, Storage DLP
What does a DLP system inspect?
Data at rest
What type of data does a DLP system inspect?
Encrypted or watermarked data
What does a DLP system monitor?
Data access patterns
What happens if a policy violation is detected?
It is flagged
What type of solution is a cloud-based DLP system?
Software-as-a-service