Spring Sale Special - Limited Time 70% Discount Offer - Ends in 0d 00h 00m 00s - Coupon code: mxmas70

Home > IAPP > Certified Information Privacy Manager > CIPM

CIPM Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) Question and Answers

Question # 4

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Martin Briseño is the director of human resources at the Canyon City location of the U.S. hotel chain Pacific Suites. In 1998, Briseño decided to change the hotel’s on-the-job mentoring model to a standardized training program for employees who were progressing from line positions into supervisory positions. He developed a curriculum comprising a series of lessons, scenarios, and assessments, which was delivered in-person to small groups. Interest in the training increased, leading Briseño to work with corporate HR specialists and software engineers to offer the program in an online format. The online program saved the cost of a trainer and allowed participants to work through the material at their own pace.

Upon hearing about the success of Briseño’s program, Pacific Suites corporate Vice President Maryanne Silva-Hayes expanded the training and offered it company-wide. Employees who completed the program received certification as a Pacific Suites Hospitality Supervisor. By 2001, the program had grown to provide industry-wide training. Personnel at hotels across the country could sign up and pay to take the course online. As the program became increasingly profitable, Pacific Suites developed an offshoot business, Pacific Hospitality Training (PHT). The sole focus of PHT was developing and marketing a variety of online courses and course progressions providing a number of professional certifications in the hospitality industry.

By setting up a user account with PHT, course participants could access an information library, sign up for courses, and take end-of-course certification tests. When a user opened a new account, all information was saved by default, including the user’s name, date of birth, contact information, credit card information, employer, and job title. The registration page offered an opt-out choice that users could click to not have their credit card numbers saved. Once a user name and password were established, users could return to check their course status, review and reprint their certifications, and sign up and pay for new courses. Between 2002 and 2008, PHT issued more than 700,000 professional certifications.

PHT’s profits declined in 2009 and 2010, the victim of industry downsizing and increased competition from e- learning providers. By 2011, Pacific Suites was out of the online certification business and PHT was dissolved. The training program’s systems and records remained in Pacific Suites’ digital archives, un-accessed and unused. Briseño and Silva-Hayes moved on to work for other companies, and there was no plan for handling the archived data after the program ended. After PHT was dissolved, Pacific Suites executives turned their attention to crucial day-to-day operations. They planned to deal with the PHT materials once resources allowed.

In 2012, the Pacific Suites computer network was hacked. Malware installed on the online reservation system exposed the credit card information of hundreds of hotel guests. While targeting the financial data on the reservation site, hackers also discovered the archived training course data and registration accounts of Pacific Hospitality Training’s customers. The result of the hack was the exfiltration of the credit card numbers of recent hotel guests and the exfiltration of the PHT database with all its contents.

A Pacific Suites systems analyst discovered the information security breach in a routine scan of activity reports. Pacific Suites quickly notified credit card companies and recent hotel guests of the breach, attempting to prevent serious harm. Technical security engineers faced a challenge in dealing with the PHT data.

PHT course administrators and the IT engineers did not have a system for tracking, cataloguing, and storing information. Pacific Suites has procedures in place for data access and storage, but those procedures were not implemented when PHT was formed. When the PHT database was acquired by Pacific Suites, it had no owner or oversight. By the time technical security engineers determined what private information was compromised, at least 8,000 credit card holders were potential victims of fraudulent activity.

How was Pacific Suites responsible for protecting the sensitive information of its offshoot, PHT?

A.

As the parent company, it should have transferred personnel to oversee the secure handling of PHT’s data.

B.

As the parent company, it should have performed an assessment of PHT’s infrastructure and confirmed complete separation of the two networks.

C.

As the parent company, it should have ensured its existing data access and storage procedures were integrated into PHT’s system.

D.

As the parent company, it should have replaced PHT’s electronic files with hard-copy documents stored securely on site.

Full Access
Question # 5

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Martin Briseño is the director of human resources at the Canyon City location of the U.S. hotel chain Pacific Suites. In 1998, Briseño decided to change the hotel’s on-the-job mentoring model to a standardized training program for employees who were progressing from line positions into supervisory positions. He developed a curriculum comprising a series of lessons, scenarios, and assessments, which was delivered in-person to small groups. Interest in the training increased, leading Briseño to work with corporate HR specialists and software engineers to offer the program in an online format. The online program saved the cost of a trainer and allowed participants to work through the material at their own pace.

Upon hearing about the success of Briseño’s program, Pacific Suites corporate Vice President Maryanne Silva-Hayes expanded the training and offered it company-wide. Employees who completed the program received certification as a Pacific Suites Hospitality Supervisor. By 2001, the program had grown to provide industry-wide training. Personnel at hotels across the country could sign up and pay to take the course online. As the program became increasingly profitable, Pacific Suites developed an offshoot business, Pacific Hospitality Training (PHT). The sole focus of PHT was developing and marketing a variety of online courses and course progressions providing a number of professional certifications in the hospitality industry.

By setting up a user account with PHT, course participants could access an information library, sign up for courses, and take end-of-course certification tests. When a user opened a new account, all information was saved by default, including the user’s name, date of birth, contact information, credit card information, employer, and job title. The registration page offered an opt-out choice that users could click to not have their credit card numbers saved. Once a user name and password were established, users could return to check their course status, review and reprint their certifications, and sign up and pay for new courses. Between 2002 and 2008, PHT issued more than 700,000 professional certifications.

PHT’s profits declined in 2009 and 2010, the victim of industry downsizing and increased competition from e- learning providers. By 2011, Pacific Suites was out of the online certification business and PHT was dissolved. The training program’s systems and records remained in Pacific Suites’ digital archives, un-accessed and unused. Briseño and Silva-Hayes moved on to work for other companies, and there was no plan for handling the archived data after the program ended. After PHT was dissolved, Pacific Suites executives turned their attention to crucial day-to-day operations. They planned to deal with the PHT materials once resources allowed.

In 2012, the Pacific Suites computer network was hacked. Malware installed on the online reservation system exposed the credit card information of hundreds of hotel guests. While targeting the financial data on the reservation site, hackers also discovered the archived training course data and registration accounts of Pacific Hospitality Training’s customers. The result of the hack was the exfiltration of the credit card numbers of recent hotel guests and the exfiltration of the PHT database with all its contents.

A Pacific Suites systems analyst discovered the information security breach in a routine scan of activity reports. Pacific Suites quickly notified credit card companies and recent hotel guests of the breach, attempting to prevent serious harm. Technical security engineers faced a challenge in dealing with the PHT data.

PHT course administrators and the IT engineers did not have a system for tracking, cataloguing, and storing information. Pacific Suites has procedures in place for data access and storage, but those procedures were not implemented when PHT was formed. When the PHT database was acquired by Pacific Suites, it had no owner or oversight. By the time technical security engineers determined what private information was compromised, at least 8,000 credit card holders were potential victims of fraudulent activity.

What key mistake set the company up to be vulnerable to a security breach?

A.

Collecting too much information and keeping it for too long

B.

Overlooking the need to organize and categorize data

C.

Failing to outsource training and data management to professionals

D.

Neglecting to make a backup copy of archived electronic files

Full Access
Question # 6

Which of the following would be least beneficial in integrating privacy requirements and representation into functional areas across an organization?

A.

Creating a structure that provides a communication chain (formally and informally) that a privacy professional can use in performing key data protection activities.

B.

Creating a governance structure composed of representatives from each business function and geographic region in which the organization has a presence.

C.

Creating a program where the privacy officer (or privacy team) can lead on privacy matters by having exclusive responsibility to execute the privacy mission.

D.

Creating a privacy committee or council composed of various stakeholders.

Full Access
Question # 7

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

For 15 years, Albert has worked at Treasure Box – a mail order company in the United States (U.S.) that used to sell decorative candles around the world, but has recently decided to limit its shipments to customers in the 48 contiguous states. Despite his years of experience, Albert is often overlooked for managerial positions. His frustration about not being promoted, coupled with his recent interest in issues of privacy protection, have motivated Albert to be an agent of positive change.

He will soon interview for a newly advertised position, and during the interview, Albert plans on making executives aware of lapses in the company’s privacy program. He feels certain he will be rewarded with a promotion for preventing negative consequences resulting from the company’s outdated policies and procedures.

For example, Albert has learned about the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountans)/CICA (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants) Privacy Maturity Model (PMM). Albert thinks the model is a useful way to measure Treasure Box’s ability to protect personal data. Albert has noticed that Treasure Box fails to meet the requirements of the highest level of maturity of this model; at his interview, Albert will pledge to assist the company with meeting this level in order to provide customers with the most rigorous security available.

Albert does want to show a positive outlook during his interview. He intends to praise the company’s commitment to the security of customer and employee personal data against external threats. However, Albert worries about the high turnover rate within the company, particularly in the area of direct phone marketing. He sees many unfamiliar faces every day who are hired to do the marketing, and he often hears complaints in the lunch room regarding long hours and low pay, as well as what seems to be flagrant disregard for company procedures.

In addition, Treasure Box has had two recent security incidents. The company has responded to the incidents with internal audits and updates to security safeguards. However, profits still seem to be affected and anecdotal evidence indicates that many people still harbor mistrust. Albert wants to help the company recover. He knows there is at least one incident the public in unaware of, although Albert does not know the details. He believes the company’s insistence on keeping the incident a secret could be a further detriment to its reputation. One further way that Albert wants to help Treasure Box regain its stature is by creating a toll-free number for customers, as well as a more efficient procedure for responding to customer concerns by postal mail.

In addition to his suggestions for improvement, Albert believes that his knowledge of the company’s recent business maneuvers will also impress the interviewers. For example, Albert is aware of the company’s intention to acquire a medical supply company in the coming weeks.

With his forward thinking, Albert hopes to convince the managers who will be interviewing him that he is right for the job.

On which of the following topics does Albert most likely need additional knowledge?

A.

The role of privacy in retail companies

B.

The necessary maturity level of privacy programs

C.

The possibility of delegating responsibilities related to privacy

D.

The requirements for a managerial position with privacy protection duties

Full Access
Question # 8

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Henry Home Furnishings has built high-end furniture for nearly forty years. However, the new owner, Anton, has found some degree of disorganization after touring the company headquarters. His uncle Henry had always focused on production – not data processing – and Anton is concerned. In several storage rooms, he has found paper files, disks, and old computers that appear to contain the personal data of current and former employees and customers. Anton knows that a single break-in could irrevocably damage the company's relationship with its loyal customers. He intends to set a goal of guaranteed zero loss of personal information.

To this end, Anton originally planned to place restrictions on who was admitted to the physical premises of the company. However, Kenneth – his uncle's vice president and longtime confidante – wants to hold off on Anton's idea in favor of converting any paper records held at the company to electronic storage. Kenneth

believes this process would only take one or two years. Anton likes this idea; he envisions a password- protected system that only he and Kenneth can access.

Anton also plans to divest the company of most of its subsidiaries. Not only will this make his job easier, but it will simplify the management of the stored data. The heads of subsidiaries like the art gallery and kitchenware store down the street will be responsible for their own information management. Then, any unneeded subsidiary data still in Anton's possession can be destroyed within the next few years.

After learning of a recent security incident, Anton realizes that another crucial step will be notifying customers. Kenneth insists that two lost hard drives in Question are not cause for concern; all of the data was encrypted and not sensitive in nature. Anton does not want to take any chances, however. He intends on sending notice letters to all employees and customers to be safe.

Anton must also check for compliance with all legislative, regulatory, and market requirements related to privacy protection. Kenneth oversaw the development of the company's online presence about ten years ago, but Anton is not confident about his understanding of recent online marketing laws. Anton is assigning another trusted employee with a law background the task of the compliance assessment. After a thorough analysis, Anton knows the company should be safe for another five years, at which time he can order another check.

Documentation of this analysis will show auditors due diligence.

Anton has started down a long road toward improved management of the company, but he knows the effort is worth it. Anton wants his uncle's legacy to continue for many years to come.

In terms of compliance with regulatory and legislative changes, Anton has a misconception regarding?

A.

The timeline for monitoring.

B.

The method of recordkeeping.

C.

The use of internal employees.

D.

The type of required qualifications.

Full Access
Question # 9

A new business crafting its privacy policy is struggling with how it will define the term "personal data."

Which of the following should inform this decision?

A.

The types of special categories of data being processed.

B.

The business's requirements for storing collected data.

C.

The amount of data the business expects to collect.

D.

The privacy laws to which the business is subject.

Full Access
Question # 10

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

For 15 years, Albert has worked at Treasure Box – a mail order company in the United States (U.S.) that used to sell decorative candles around the world, but has recently decided to limit its shipments to customers in the 48 contiguous states. Despite his years of experience, Albert is often overlooked for managerial positions. His frustration about not being promoted, coupled with his recent interest in issues of privacy protection, have motivated Albert to be an agent of positive change.

He will soon interview for a newly advertised position, and during the interview, Albert plans on making executives aware of lapses in the company’s privacy program. He feels certain he will be rewarded with a promotion for preventing negative consequences resulting from the company’s outdated policies and procedures.

For example, Albert has learned about the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountans)/CICA (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants) Privacy Maturity Model (PMM). Albert thinks the model is a useful way to measure Treasure Box’s ability to protect personal data. Albert has noticed that Treasure Box fails to meet the requirements of the highest level of maturity of this model; at his interview, Albert will pledge to assist the company with meeting this level in order to provide customers with the most rigorous security available.

Albert does want to show a positive outlook during his interview. He intends to praise the company’s commitment to the security of customer and employee personal data against external threats. However, Albert worries about the high turnover rate within the company, particularly in the area of direct phone marketing. He sees many unfamiliar faces every day who are hired to do the marketing, and he often hears complaints in the lunch room regarding long hours and low pay, as well as what seems to be flagrant disregard for company procedures.

In addition, Treasure Box has had two recent security incidents. The company has responded to the incidents with internal audits and updates to security safeguards. However, profits still seem to be affected and anecdotal evidence indicates that many people still harbor mistrust. Albert wants to help the company recover. He knows there is at least one incident the public in unaware of, although Albert does not know the details. He believes the company’s insistence on keeping the incident a secret could be a further detriment to its reputation. One further way that Albert wants to help Treasure Box regain its stature is by creating a toll-free number for customers, as well as a more efficient procedure for responding to customer concerns by postal mail.

In addition to his suggestions for improvement, Albert believes that his knowledge of the company’s recent business maneuvers will also impress the interviewers. For example, Albert is aware of the company’s intention to acquire a medical supply company in the coming weeks.

With his forward thinking, Albert hopes to convince the managers who will be interviewing him that he is right for the job.

Based on Albert’s observations regarding recent security incidents, which of the following should he suggest as a priority for Treasure Box?

A.

Appointing an internal ombudsman to address employee complaints regarding hours and pay.

B.

Using a third-party auditor to address privacy protection issues not recognized by the prior internal audits.

C.

Working with the Human Resources department to make screening procedures for potential employees more rigorous.

D.

Evaluating the company’s ability to handle personal health information if the plan to acquire the medical supply company goes forward

Full Access
Question # 11

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next question

You were recently hired by InStyte Date Corp as a privacy manager to help InStyle Data Corp become compliant with a new data protection law

The law mandates that businesses have reasonable and appropriate security measures in place to protect personal data. Violations of that mandate are heavily fined and the legislators have stated that they will aggressively pursue companies that don t comply with the new law

You are paved with a security manager and tasked with reviewing InStyle Data Corp s current state and advising the business how it can meet the "reasonable and appropriate security" requirement InStyle Data Corp has grown rapidly and has not kept a data inventory or completed a data mapping InStyte Data Corp has also developed security-related policies ad hoc and many have never been implemented The various teams involved in the creation and testing of InStyle Data Corp s products experience significant turnover and do not have well defined roles There's little documentation addressing what personal data is processed by which product and for what purpose

Work needs to begin on this project immediately so that InStyle Data Corp can become compliant by the time the law goes into effect. You and you partner discover that InStyle Data Corp regularly sends files containing sensitive personal data back to its customers through email sometimes using InStyle Data Corp employees personal email accounts. You also team that InStyle Data Corp s privacy and information security teams are not informed of new personal data flows, new products developed by InStyte Data Corp that process personal data, or updates to existing InStyle Data Corp products that may change what or how the personal data is processed until after the product or update has gone have.

Through a review of InStyle Date Corp’s test and development environment logs, you discover InStyle Data Corp sometimes gives login credentials to any InStyle Data Corp employee or contractor who requests them. The test environment only contains dummy data but the development environment contains personal data including Social Security Numbers, hearth ^formation and financial information All credentialed InStyle Data Corp employees and contractors have the ability to after and delete personal data in both environments regardless of their role or what project they are working on.

You and your partner provide a gap assessment citing the issues you spotted, along with recommended remedial actions and a method to measure implementation InStyle Data Corp implements all of the recommended security controls You review the processes roles, controls and measures taken to appropriately protect the personal data at every stop However, you realize there is no plan for monitoring and nothing in place addressing sanctions for violations of the updated policies and procedures InStyle Data Corp pushes back, stating they do not have the resources for such monitoring.

Having completed the gap assessment, you and your partner need to first undertake a thorough review of?

A.

Data life cyde

B.

Security policies.

C.

System development life cycle.

D.

Privacy Impact (PIA).

Full Access
Question # 12

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Manasa is a product manager at Omnipresent Omnimedia, where she is responsible for leading the development of the company's flagship product, the Handy Helper. The Handy Helper is an application that can be used in the home to manage family calendars, do online shopping, and schedule doctor appointments. After having had a successful launch in the United States, the Handy Helper is about to be made available for purchase worldwide.

The packaging and user guide for the Handy Helper indicate that it is a "privacy friendly" product suitable for the whole family, including children, but does not provide any further detail or privacy notice. In order to use the application, a family creates a single account, and the primary user has access to all information about the other users. Upon start up, the primary user must check a box consenting to receive marketing emails from Omnipresent Omnimedia and selected marketing partners in order to be able to use the application.

Sanjay, the head of privacy at Omnipresent Omnimedia, was working on an agreement with a European distributor of Handy Helper when he fielded many Questions about the product from the distributor. Sanjay needed to look more closely at the product in order to be able to answer the Questions as he was not involved in the product development process.

In speaking with the product team, he learned that the Handy Helper collected and stored all of a user's sensitive medical information for the medical appointment scheduler. In fact, all of the user's information is stored by Handy Helper for the additional purpose of creating additional products and to analyze usage of the product. This data is all stored in the cloud and is encrypted both during transmission and at rest.

Consistent with the CEO's philosophy that great new product ideas can come from anyone, all Omnipresent Omnimedia employees have access to user data under a program called Eureka. Omnipresent Omnimedia is hoping that at some point in the future, the data will reveal insights that could be used to create a fully automated application that runs on artificial intelligence, but as of yet, Eureka is not well-defined and is considered a long-term goal.

What step in the system development process did Manasa skip?

A.

Obtain express written consent from users of the Handy Helper regarding marketing.

B.

Work with Sanjay to review any necessary privacy requirements to be built into the product.

C.

Certify that the Handy Helper meets the requirements of the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework.

D.

Build the artificial intelligence feature so that users would not have to input sensitive information into the Handy Helper.

Full Access
Question # 13

You would like to better understand how your organization can demonstrate compliance with international privacy standards and identify gaps for remediation. What steps could you take to achieve this objective?

A.

Carry out a second-party audit.

B.

Consult your local privacy regulator.

C.

Conduct an annual self assessment.

D.

Engage a third-party to conduct an audit.

Full Access
Question # 14

Which of the following controls are generally NOT part of a PIA review?

A.

Access.

B.

Incident.

C.

Retention.

D.

Collection.

Full Access
Question # 15

(From a privacy perspective, what is the first concern organizations must tackle when considering using a third-party AI tool to screen job applications?)

A.

Analyzing compliance with privacy laws and AI regulations.

B.

Preparing a notice for job applicants in advance of tool deployment.

C.

Assigning contractual responsibility in case of regulatory non-compliance.

D.

Identifying the most suitable vendor based on organizational requirements.

Full Access
Question # 16

When developing a privacy program and selecting a program sponsor or "champion" the least important consideration should be that they?

A.

Are a part of the organization's top management

B.

Have the authority to approve policy and provide funding.

C.

Will be an effective advocate and understand the importance of privacy.

D.

Have accountability for the organization's privacy and/or information security, risk, compliance or legal decisions.

Full Access
Question # 17

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

For 15 years, Albert has worked at Treasure Box – a mail order company in the United States (U.S.) that used to sell decorative candles around the world, but has recently decided to limit its shipments to customers in the 48 contiguous states. Despite his years of experience, Albert is often overlooked for managerial positions. His frustration about not being promoted, coupled with his recent interest in issues of privacy protection, have motivated Albert to be an agent of positive change.

He will soon interview for a newly advertised position, and during the interview, Albert plans on making executives aware of lapses in the company’s privacy program. He feels certain he will be rewarded with a promotion for preventing negative consequences resulting from the company’s outdated policies and procedures.

For example, Albert has learned about the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountans)/CICA (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants) Privacy Maturity Model (PMM). Albert thinks the model is a useful way to measure Treasure Box’s ability to protect personal data. Albert has noticed that Treasure Box fails to meet the requirements of the highest level of maturity of this model; at his interview, Albert will pledge to assist the company with meeting this level in order to provide customers with the most rigorous security available.

Albert does want to show a positive outlook during his interview. He intends to praise the company’s commitment to the security of customer and employee personal data against external threats. However, Albert worries about the high turnover rate within the company, particularly in the area of direct phone marketing. He sees many unfamiliar faces every day who are hired to do the marketing, and he often hears complaints in the lunch room regarding long hours and low pay, as well as what seems to be flagrant disregard for company procedures.

In addition, Treasure Box has had two recent security incidents. The company has responded to the incidents with internal audits and updates to security safeguards. However, profits still seem to be affected and anecdotal evidence indicates that many people still harbor mistrust. Albert wants to help the company recover. He knows there is at least one incident the public in unaware of, although Albert does not know the details. He believes the company’s insistence on keeping the incident a secret could be a further detriment to its reputation. One further way that Albert wants to help Treasure Box regain its stature is by creating a toll-free number for customers, as well as a more efficient procedure for responding to customer concerns by postal mail.

In addition to his suggestions for improvement, Albert believes that his knowledge of the company’s recent business maneuvers will also impress the interviewers. For example, Albert is aware of the company’s intention to acquire a medical supply company in the coming weeks.

With his forward thinking, Albert hopes to convince the managers who will be interviewing him that he is right for the job.

The company may start to earn back the trust of its customer base by following Albert’s suggestion regarding which handling procedure?

A.

Access

B.

Correction

C.

Escalation

D.

Data Integrity

Full Access
Question # 18

(As the data protection officer for the growing company. Vision 4634. what would be the most cost-effective way to monitor changes in laws and regulations?)

A.

Regularly engage regulators.

B.

Hire a well-known external law firm.

C.

Attend workshops and interact with other professionals.

D.

Subscribe to mailing lists that report on regulatory changes.

Full Access
Question # 19

SCENARIO

Please use the following lo answer the next question:

The board risk committee of your organization is particularly concerned not only by the number and frequency of data breaches reported to it over the past 12 months, but also the inconsistency in responses and poor incident response turnaround times.

Upon reviewing the current incident response plan (IRP), it was discovered that while the business continuity plan (BCP> had been updated on time, the IRP, linked to BCP. was last updated over three years ago.

The board risk committee has noted this as high risk especially since company policy is to review and update policies and plans annually. Consequently, the newly appointed data protection officer (DPO) was requested to provide a paper on how she would remediate the situation.

As a seasoned data privacy professional, you have been requested to assist the new DPO.

Your first recommendation in addressing the board risk committee's concerns is to?

A.

Integrate the IRP into the BCP so it is not a stand-alone document.

B.

Conduct a table-top exercise based on the version of the IRP that is currently on record.

C.

Focus on training and awareness sessions in order to familiarize relevant staff with current policies and procedures.

D.

Update the IRP with the applicable emergency contact information, policies and procedures, as well as timelines and action steps.

Full Access
Question # 20

Which of the following is TRUE about a PIA (Privacy Impact Analysis)?

A.

Any project that involves the use of personal data requires a PIA

B.

A Data Protection Impact Analysis (DPIA) process includes a PIA

C.

The PIA must be conducted at the early stages of the project lifecycle

D.

The results from a previous information audit can be leveraged in a PIA process

Full Access
Question # 21

What is the main reason for conducting a data inventory or data map of your organization?

A.

To test the security of your organization's main data systems.

B.

To assess different methods for collecting data by your organization.

C.

To know where your organization’s data is located and how it is used.

D.

To evaluate whether your vendors have the required policies and procedures in place.

Full Access
Question # 22

Which statement is FALSE regarding the use of technical security controls?

A.

Technical security controls are part of a data governance strategy.

B.

Technical security controls deployed for one jurisdiction often satisfy another jurisdiction.

C.

Most privacy legislation lists the types of technical security controls that must be implemented.

D.

A person with security knowledge should be involved with the deployment of technical security controls.

Full Access
Question # 23

Integrating privacy requirements into functional areas across the organization happens at which stage of the privacy operational life cycle?

A.

Assessing data.

B.

Protecting personal data.

C.

Sustaining program performance.

D.

Responding to requests and incidents.

Full Access
Question # 24

What United States federal law requires financial institutions to declare their personal data collection practices?

A.

The Kennedy-Hatch Disclosure Act of 1997.

B.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.

C.

SUPCLA, or the federal Superprivacy Act of 2001.

D.

The Financial Portability and Accountability Act of 2006.

Full Access
Question # 25

What steps can an organization take to ensure its data inventory is kept up to date?

A.

Identify a process owner for each processing activity in the data inventory.

B.

Conduct an annual review of the data inventory against the Privacy Notice.

C.

Review the data inventory when there are changes to laws and regulations.

D.

Link the data inventory to the implementation of new systems or applications.

Full Access
Question # 26

A start-up tech company is developing its privacy policies and processes.

Which policy is most important to ensure the organization is successful at processing consumer health information?

A.

The employee notice.

B.

The consumer health data policy.

C.

The privacy impact assessment (PIA).

D.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy notice.

Full Access
Question # 27

What have experts identified as an important trend in privacy program development?

A.

The narrowing of regulatory definitions of personal information.

B.

The rollback of ambitious programs due to budgetary restraints.

C.

The movement beyond crisis management to proactive prevention.

D.

The stabilization of programs as the pace of new legal mandates slows.

Full Access
Question # 28

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Henry Home Furnishings has built high-end furniture for nearly forty years. However, the new owner, Anton, has found some degree of disorganization after touring the company headquarters. His uncle Henry had always focused on production – not data processing – and Anton is concerned. In several storage rooms, he has found paper files, disks, and old computers that appear to contain the personal data of current and former employees and customers. Anton knows that a single break-in could irrevocably damage the company's relationship with its loyal customers. He intends to set a goal of guaranteed zero loss of personal information.

To this end, Anton originally planned to place restrictions on who was admitted to the physical premises of the company. However, Kenneth – his uncle's vice president and longtime confidante – wants to hold off on Anton's idea in favor of converting any paper records held at the company to electronic storage. Kenneth believes this process would only take one or two years. Anton likes this idea; he envisions a password- protected system that only he and Kenneth can access.

Anton also plans to divest the company of most of its subsidiaries. Not only will this make his job easier, but it will simplify the management of the stored data. The heads of subsidiaries like the art gallery and kitchenware store down the street will be responsible for their own information management. Then, any unneeded

subsidiary data still in Anton's possession can be destroyed within the next few years.

After learning of a recent security incident, Anton realizes that another crucial step will be notifying customers. Kenneth insists that two lost hard drives in Question are not cause for concern; all of the data was encrypted and not sensitive in nature. Anton does not want to take any chances, however. He intends on sending notice letters to all employees and customers to be safe.

Anton must also check for compliance with all legislative, regulatory, and market requirements related to privacy protection. Kenneth oversaw the development of the company's online presence about ten years ago, but Anton is not confident about his understanding of recent online marketing laws. Anton is assigning another trusted employee with a law background the task of the compliance assessment. After a thorough analysis, Anton knows the company should be safe for another five years, at which time he can order another check.

Documentation of this analysis will show auditors due diligence.

Anton has started down a long road toward improved management of the company, but he knows the effort is worth it. Anton wants his uncle's legacy to continue for many years to come.

What would the company's legal team most likely recommend to Anton regarding his planned communication with customers?

A.

To send consistent communication.

B.

To shift to electronic communication.

C.

To delay communications until local authorities are informed.

D.

To consider under what circumstances communication is necessary.

Full Access
Question # 29

If done correctly, how can a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) create a win/win scenario for organizations and individuals?

A.

By quickly identifying potentially problematic data attributes and reducing the risk exposure.

B.

By allowing Data Controllers to solicit feedback from individuals about how they feel about the potential data processing.

C.

By enabling Data Controllers to be proactive in their analysis of processing activities and ensuring compliance with the law.

D.

By better informing about the risks associated with the processing activity and improving the organization's transparency with individuals.

Full Access
Question # 30

(MULTI-SELECT – Which of the following are technical data controls?)

A.

Firewall.

B.

Encryption.

C.

Data minimization.

D.

Pseudonymization.

E.

Multifactor authentication.

Full Access
Question # 31

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Henry Home Furnishings has built high-end furniture for nearly forty years. However, the new owner, Anton, has found some degree of disorganization after touring the company headquarters. His uncle Henry had always focused on production – not data processing – and Anton is concerned. In several storage rooms, he has found paper files, disks, and old computers that appear to contain the personal data of current and former employees and customers. Anton knows that a single break-in could irrevocably damage the company's

relationship with its loyal customers. He intends to set a goal of guaranteed zero loss of personal information.

To this end, Anton originally planned to place restrictions on who was admitted to the physical premises of the company. However, Kenneth – his uncle's vice president and longtime confidante – wants to hold off on Anton's idea in favor of converting any paper records held at the company to electronic storage. Kenneth believes this process would only take one or two years. Anton likes this idea; he envisions a password- protected system that only he and Kenneth can access.

Anton also plans to divest the company of most of its subsidiaries. Not only will this make his job easier, but it will simplify the management of the stored data. The heads of subsidiaries like the art gallery and kitchenware store down the street will be responsible for their own information management. Then, any unneeded subsidiary data still in Anton's possession can be destroyed within the next few years.

After learning of a recent security incident, Anton realizes that another crucial step will be notifying customers. Kenneth insists that two lost hard drives in Question are not cause for concern; all of the data was encrypted and not sensitive in nature. Anton does not want to take any chances, however. He intends on sending notice letters to all employees and customers to be safe.

Anton must also check for compliance with all legislative, regulatory, and market requirements related to privacy protection. Kenneth oversaw the development of the company's online presence about ten years ago, but Anton is not confident about his understanding of recent online marketing laws. Anton is assigning another trusted employee with a law background the task of the compliance assessment. After a thorough analysis, Anton knows the company should be safe for another five years, at which time he can order another check.

Documentation of this analysis will show auditors due diligence.

Anton has started down a long road toward improved management of the company, but he knows the effort is worth it. Anton wants his uncle's legacy to continue for many years to come.

Which important principle of Data Lifecycle Management (DLM) will most likely be compromised if Anton executes his plan to limit data access to himself and Kenneth?

A.

Practicing data minimalism.

B.

Ensuring data retrievability.

C.

Implementing clear policies.

D.

Ensuring adequacy of infrastructure.

Full Access
Question # 32

MULTI-SELECT (Select 3 of 5)

(A multinational manufacturing company is considering outsourcing its HR data processing to a third-party vendor based in a country with less strict data protection laws… The DPO should ensure which of the following contractual requirements are included in the agreement with the third-party vendor?)

A.

How a breach would be handled.

B.

How the vendor is insured.

C.

How data transfers take place.

D.

How appropriate security will be maintained

E.

How the cost of doing business will be reduced.

Full Access
Question # 33

Training and awareness metrics in a privacy program are necessary to?

A.

Identify data breaches.

B.

Implement privacy policies.

C.

Demonstrate compliance with regulations.

D.

Educate customers on the organization's data practices.

Full Access
Question # 34

What is the name for the privacy strategy model that describes delegated decision making?

A.

De-centralized.

B.

De-functionalized.

C.

Hybrid.

D.

Matrix.

Full Access
Question # 35

Creating a privacy governance model for an organization that is required to appoint data protection officers under the GDPR poses what additional challenge?

A.

They must react without delay to suppliers.

B.

They must reply personally to data subjects.

C.

They must report directly to top management.

D.

They must respond immediately to employees.

Full Access
Question # 36

Formosa International operates in 20 different countries including the United States and France. What organizational approach would make complying with a number of different regulations easier?

A.

Data mapping.

B.

Fair Information Practices.

C.

Rationalizing requirements.

D.

Decentralized privacy management.

Full Access
Question # 37

After an incident, all of the following are potential objectives for improvements to the way an organization handles breach management EXCEPT?

A.

Contacting regulators.

B.

Reviewing lessons learned.

C.

Ensuring appropriate privacy/security funding.

D.

Getting commitment from stakeholders related to any process updates.

Full Access
Question # 38

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Richard McAdams recently graduated law school and decided to return to the small town of Lexington, Virginia to help run his aging grandfather's law practice. The elder McAdams desired a limited, lighter role in the

practice, with the hope that his grandson would eventually take over when he fully retires. In addition to hiring Richard, Mr. McAdams employs two paralegals, an administrative assistant, and a part-time IT specialist who handles all of their basic networking needs. He plans to hire more employees once Richard gets settled and assesses the office's strategies for growth.

Immediately upon arrival, Richard was amazed at the amount of work that needed to done in order to modernize the office, mostly in regard to the handling of clients' personal data. His first goal is to digitize all the records kept in file cabinets, as many of the documents contain personally identifiable financial and medical data. Also, Richard has noticed the massive amount of copying by the administrative assistant throughout the day, a practice that not only adds daily to the number of files in the file cabinets, but may create security issues unless a formal policy is firmly in place Richard is also concerned with the overuse of the communal copier/ printer located in plain view of clients who frequent the building. Yet another area of concern is the use of the same fax machine by all of the employees. Richard hopes to reduce its use dramatically in order to ensure that personal data receives the utmost security and protection, and eventually move toward a strict Internet faxing policy by the year's end.

Richard expressed his concerns to his grandfather, who agreed, that updating data storage, data security, and an overall approach to increasing the protection of personal data in all facets is necessary Mr. McAdams granted him the freedom and authority to do so. Now Richard is not only beginning a career as an attorney, but also functioning as the privacy officer of the small firm. Richard plans to meet with the IT employee the following day, to get insight into how the office computer system is currently set-up and managed.

Richard needs to closely monitor the vendor in charge of creating the firm's database mainly because of what?

A.

The vendor will be required to report any privacy violations to the appropriate authorities.

B.

The vendor may not be aware of the privacy implications involved in the project.

C.

The vendor may not be forthcoming about the vulnerabilities of the database.

D.

The vendor will be in direct contact with all of the law firm's personal data.

Full Access
Question # 39

With whom would it be best for a privacy professional in an organization to consult regarding Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs)?

A.

A specialist focused on AI.

B.

An independent privacy technology advocate.

C.

An engineer who designs information security technology products.

D.

An information technologist specializing in information privacy technology.

Full Access
Question # 40

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Ben works in the IT department of IgNight, Inc., a company that designs lighting solutions for its clients. Although IgNight's customer base consists primarily of offices in the US, some individuals have been so impressed by the unique aesthetic and energy-saving design of the light fixtures that they have requested

IgNight's installations in their homes across the globe.

One Sunday morning, while using his work laptop to purchase tickets for an upcoming music festival, Ben happens to notice some unusual user activity on company files. From a cursory review, all the data still appears to be where it is meant to be but he can't shake off the feeling that something is not right. He knows that it is a possibility that this could be a colleague performing unscheduled maintenance, but he recalls an email from his company's security team reminding employees to be on alert for attacks from a known group of malicious actors specifically targeting the industry.

Ben is a diligent employee and wants to make sure that he protects the company but he does not want to bother his hard-working colleagues on the weekend. He is going to discuss the matter with this manager first thing in the morning but wants to be prepared so he can demonstrate his knowledge in this area and plead his case for a promotion.

To determine the steps to follow, what would be the most appropriate internal guide for Ben to review?

A.

Incident Response Plan.

B.

Code of Business Conduct.

C.

IT Systems and Operations Handbook.

D.

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan.

Full Access
Question # 41

Why were the nongovernmental privacy organizations, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), established?

A.

To promote consumer confidence in the Internet industry.

B.

To improve the user experience during online shopping.

C.

To protect civil liberties and raise consumer awareness.

D.

To promote security on the Internet through strong encryption.

Full Access
Question # 42

A systems audit uncovered a shared drive folder containing sensitive employee data with no access controls and therefore was available for all employees to view. What is the first step to mitigate further risks?

A.

Notify all employees whose information was contained in the file.

B.

Check access logs to see who accessed the folder.

C.

Notify legal counsel of a privacy incident.

D.

Restrict access to the folder.

Full Access
Question # 43

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which of the following situations would LEAST likely require a controller to notify a data subject?

A.

An encrypted USB key with sensitive personal data is stolen

B.

A direct marketing email is sent with recipients visible in the ‘cc’ field

C.

Personal data of a group of individuals is erroneously sent to the wrong mailing list

D.

A hacker publishes usernames, phone numbers and purchase history online after a cyber-attack

Full Access
Question # 44

Privacy/security questionnaires are used primarily to do what?

A.

Map data flows.

B.

Assess vendor risk.

C.

Determine access controls.

D.

Comply with contractual requirements.

Full Access
Question # 45

Your company provides a SaaS tool for B2B services and does not interact with individual consumers. A client's current employee reaches out with a right to delete request. what is the most appropriate response?

A.

Forward the request to the contact on file for the client asking them how they would like you to proceed.

B.

Redirect the individual back to their employer to understand their rights and how this might impact access to company tools.

C.

Process the request assuming that the individual understands the implications to their organization if their information is deleted.

D.

Explain you are unable to process the request because business contact information and associated data is not covered under privacy rights laws.

Full Access
Question # 46

“Collection”, “access” and “destruction” are aspects of what privacy management process?

A.

The data governance strategy

B.

The breach response plan

C.

The metric life cycle

D.

The business case

Full Access
Question # 47

Which item below best represents how a privacy group can effectively communicate with functional areas?

A.

Work independently and share the knowledge with functional groups.

B.

Work closely with functional areas by acting as both an advisor and an advocate.

C.

Choose a work unit representative and funnel all communications through that one person.

D.

Monitor the responsibilities of managers who are responsible for the privacy of functional areas.

Full Access
Question # 48

Which of the following is the most likely way an independent privacy organization might work to promote sound privacy practices?

A.

By developing principles for self-regulation.

B.

By enacting new legislation.

C.

By completing on-site audits.

D.

By issuing penalties for violations of rules.

Full Access
Question # 49

What does it mean to “rationalize” data protection requirements?

A.

Evaluate the costs and risks of applicable laws and regulations and address those that have the greatest penalties

B.

Look for overlaps in laws and regulations from which a common solution can be developed

C.

Determine where laws and regulations are redundant in order to eliminate some from requiring compliance

D.

Address the less stringent laws and regulations, and inform stakeholders why they are applicable

Full Access
Question # 50

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Manasa is a product manager at Omnipresent Omnimedia, where she is responsible for leading the development of the company's flagship product, the Handy Helper. The Handy Helper is an application that can be used in the home to manage family calendars, do online shopping, and schedule doctor appointments. After having had a successful launch in the United States, the Handy Helper is about to be made available for purchase worldwide.

The packaging and user guide for the Handy Helper indicate that it is a "privacy friendly" product suitable for the whole family, including children, but does not provide any further detail or privacy notice. In order to use the application, a family creates a single account, and the primary user has access to all information about the other users. Upon start up, the primary user must check a box consenting to receive marketing emails from Omnipresent Omnimedia and selected marketing partners in order to be able to use the application.

Sanjay, the head of privacy at Omnipresent Omnimedia, was working on an agreement with a European distributor of Handy Helper when he fielded many Questions about the product from the distributor. Sanjay needed to look more closely at the product in order to be able to answer the Questions as he was not involved in the product development process.

In speaking with the product team, he learned that the Handy Helper collected and stored all of a user's sensitive medical information for the medical appointment scheduler. In fact, all of the user's information is stored by Handy Helper for the additional purpose of creating additional products and to analyze usage of the product. This data is all stored in the cloud and is encrypted both during transmission and at rest.

Consistent with the CEO's philosophy that great new product ideas can come from anyone, all Omnipresent Omnimedia employees have access to user data under a program called Eureka. Omnipresent Omnimedia is hoping that at some point in the future, the data will reveal insights that could be used to create a fully automated application that runs on artificial intelligence, but as of yet, Eureka is not well-defined and is considered a long-term goal.

What administrative safeguards should be implemented to protect the collected data while in use by Manasa and her product management team?

A.

Document the data flows for the collected data.

B.

Conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to evaluate the risks involved.

C.

Implement a policy restricting data access on a "need to know" basis.

D.

Limit data transfers to the US by keeping data collected in Europe within a local data center.

Full Access
Question # 51

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

You lead the privacy office for a company that handles information from individuals living in several countries

throughout Europe and the Americas. You begin that morning’s privacy review when a contracts officer sends you a message asking for a phone call. The message lacks clarity and detail, but you presume that data was lost.

When you contact the contracts officer, he tells you that he received a letter in the mail from a vendor stating that the vendor improperly shared information about your customers. He called the vendor and confirmed that your company recently surveyed exactly 2000 individuals about their most recent healthcare experience and sent those surveys to the vendor to transcribe it into a database, but the vendor forgot to encrypt the database as promised in the contract. As a result, the vendor has lost control of the data.

The vendor is extremely apologetic and offers to take responsibility for sending out the notifications. They tell you they set aside 2000 stamped postcards because that should reduce the time it takes to get the notice in the mail. One side is limited to their logo, but the other side is blank and they will accept whatever you want to write. You put their offer on hold and begin to develop the text around the space constraints. You are content to let the vendor’s logo be associated with the notification.

The notification explains that your company recently hired a vendor to store information about their most recent experience at St. Sebastian Hospital’s Clinic for Infectious Diseases. The vendor did not encrypt the information and no longer has control of it. All 2000 affected individuals are invited to sign-up for email notifications about their information. They simply need to go to your company’s website and watch a quick advertisement, then provide their name, email address, and month and year of birth.

You email the incident-response council for their buy-in before 9 a.m. If anything goes wrong in this situation, you want to diffuse the blame across your colleagues. Over the next eight hours, everyone emails their comments back and forth. The consultant who leads the incident-response team notes that it is his first day with the company, but he has been in other industries for 45 years and will do his best. One of the three lawyers on the council causes the conversation to veer off course, but it eventually gets back on track. At the end of the day, they vote to proceed with the notification you wrote and use the vendor’s postcards.

Shortly after the vendor mails the postcards, you learn the data was on a server that was stolen, and make the decision to have your company offer credit monitoring services. A quick internet search finds a credit monitoring company with a convincing name: Credit Under Lock and Key (CRUDLOK). Your sales rep has never handled a contract for 2000 people, but develops a proposal in about a day which says CRUDLOK will:

1.Send an enrollment invitation to everyone the day after the contract is signed.

2.Enroll someone with just their first name and the last-4 of their national identifier.

3.Monitor each enrollee’s credit for two years from the date of enrollment.

4.Send a monthly email with their credit rating and offers for credit-related services at market rates.

5.Charge your company 20% of the cost of any credit restoration.

You execute the contract and the enrollment invitations are emailed to the 2000 individuals. Three days later you sit down and document all that went well and all that could have gone better. You put it in a file to reference the next time an incident occurs.

Which of the following was done CORRECTLY during the above incident?

A.

The process by which affected individuals sign up for email notifications

B.

Your assessment of which credit monitoring company you should hire

C.

The speed at which you sat down to reflect and document the incident

D.

Finding a vendor who will offer the affected individuals additional services

Full Access
Question # 52

When supporting the business and data privacy program expanding into a new jurisdiction, it is important to do all of the following EXCEPT?

A.

Identify the stakeholders.

B.

Appoint a new Privacy Officer (PO) for that jurisdiction.

C.

Perform an assessment of the laws applicable in that new jurisdiction.

D.

Consider culture and whether the privacy framework will need to account for changes in culture.

Full Access
Question # 53

What is one reason the European Union has enacted more comprehensive privacy laws than the United States?

A.

To ensure adequate enforcement of existing laws.

B.

To ensure there is adequate funding for enforcement.

C.

To allow separate industries to set privacy standards.

D.

To allow the free movement of data between member countries.

Full Access
Question # 54

What is the main purpose in notifying data subjects of a data breach?

A.

To avoid financial penalties and legal liability.

B.

To enable regulators to understand trends and developments that may shape the law.

C.

To ensure organizations have accountability for the sufficiency of their security measures.

D.

To allow individuals to take any actions required to protect themselves from possible consequences.

Full Access
Question # 55

What is most critical when outsourcing data destruction service?

A.

Obtain a certificate of data destruction.

B.

Confirm data destruction must be done on-site.

C.

Conduct an annual in-person audit of the provider’s facilities.

D.

Ensure that they keep an asset inventory of the original data.

Full Access
Question # 56

All of the following changes will likely trigger a data inventory update EXCEPT?

A.

Outsourcing the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) function.

B.

Acquisition of a new subsidiary.

C.

Onboarding of a new vendor.

D.

Passage of a new privacy regulation.

Full Access
Question # 57

Under the GDPR, what obligation does a data controller or processor have after appointing a data protection officer (DPO)?

A.

To submit for approval to the DPO a code of conduct to govern organizational practices and demonstrate compliance with data protection principles.

B.

To provide resources necessary to carry out the defined tasks of the DPO and to maintain their expert knowledge.

C.

To ensure that the DPO acts as the sole point of contact for individuals' questions about their personal data.

D.

To ensure that the DPO receives sufficient instructions regarding the exercise of their defined tasks.

Full Access
Question # 58

When conducting due diligence during an acquisition, what should a privacy professional avoid?

A.

Discussing with the acquired company the type and scope of their data processing.

B.

Allowing legal in both companies to handle the privacy laws and compliance.

C.

Planning for impacts on the data processing operations post-acquisition.

D.

Benchmarking the two Companies privacy policies against one another.

Full Access
Question # 59

Data retention and destruction policies should meet all of the following requirements EXCEPT?

A.

Data destruction triggers and methods should be documented.

B.

Personal information should be retained only for as long as necessary to perform its stated purpose.

C.

Documentation related to audit controls (third-party or internal) should be saved in a non-permanent format by default.

D.

The organization should be documenting and reviewing policies of its other functions to ensure alignment (e.g. HR, business development, finance, etc.).

Full Access
Question # 60

Which of the following methods analyzes data collected based the scale and not the endpoint of the privacy program?

A.

Trend Analysis.

B.

Business Resiliency.

C.

Return on Investment.

D.

The Privacy Maturity Model.

Full Access
Question # 61

During a merger and acquisition, the most comprehensive review of privacy risks and gaps occurs when conducting what activity?

A.

Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA).

B.

Risk identification review.

C.

Due diligence.

D.

Integration.

Full Access
Question # 62

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

John is the new privacy officer at the prestigious international law firm – A&M LLP. A&M LLP is very proud of its reputation in the practice areas of Trusts & Estates and Merger & Acquisition in both U.S. and Europe.

During lunch with a colleague from the Information Technology department, John heard that the Head of IT, Derrick, is about to outsource the firm's email continuity service to their existing email security vendor – MessageSafe. Being successful as an email hygiene vendor, MessageSafe is expanding its business by leasing cloud infrastructure from Cloud Inc. to host email continuity service for A&M LLP.

John is very concerned about this initiative. He recalled that MessageSafe was in the news six months ago due to a security breach. Immediately, John did a quick research of MessageSafe's previous breach and learned that the breach was caused by an unintentional mistake by an IT administrator. He scheduled a meeting with Derrick to address his concerns.

At the meeting, Derrick emphasized that email is the primary method for the firm's lawyers to communicate with clients, thus it is critical to have the email continuity service to avoid any possible email downtime. Derrick has been using the anti-spam service provided by MessageSafe for five years and is very happy with the quality of service provided by MessageSafe. In addition to the significant discount offered by MessageSafe, Derrick emphasized that he can also speed up the onboarding process since the firm already has a service contract in place with MessageSafe. The existing on-premises email continuity solution is about to reach its end of life very soon and he doesn't have the time or resource to look for another solution. Furthermore, the off- premises email continuity service will only be turned on when the email service at A&M LLP's primary and secondary data centers are both down, and the email messages stored at MessageSafe site for continuity service will be automatically deleted after 30 days.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about the relationship among the organizations?

A.

Cloud Inc. must notify A&M LLP of a data breach immediately.

B.

MessageSafe is liable if Cloud Inc. fails to protect data from A&M LLP.

C.

Cloud Inc. should enter into a data processor agreement with A&M LLP.

D.

A&M LLP's service contract must be amended to list Cloud Inc. as a sub-processor.

Full Access
Question # 63

An organization's privacy officer was just notified by the benefits manager that she accidentally sent out the retirement enrollment report of all employees to a wrong vendor.

Which of the following actions should the privacy officer take first?

A.

Perform a risk of harm analysis.

B.

Report the incident to law enforcement.

C.

Contact the recipient to delete the email.

D.

Send firm-wide email notification to employees.

Full Access
Question # 64

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

As the Director of data protection for Consolidated Records Corporation, you are justifiably pleased with your accomplishments so far. Your hiring was precipitated by warnings from regulatory agencies following a series of relatively minor data breaches that could easily have been worse. However, you have not had a reportable incident for the three years that you have been with the company. In fact, you consider your program a model that others in the data storage industry may note in their own program development.

You started the program at Consolidated from a jumbled mix of policies and procedures and worked toward coherence across departments and throughout operations. You were aided along the way by the program's sponsor, the vice president of operations, as well as by a Privacy Team that started from a clear understanding of the need for change.

Initially, your work was greeted with little confidence or enthusiasm by the company's "old guard" among both the executive team and frontline personnel working with data and interfacing with clients. Through the use of metrics that showed the costs not only of the breaches that had occurred, but also projections of the costs that easily could occur given the current state of operations, you soon had the leaders and key decision-makers largely on your side. Many of the other employees were more resistant, but face-to-face meetings with each department and the development of a baseline privacy training program achieved sufficient "buy-in" to begin putting the proper procedures into place.

Now, privacy protection is an accepted component of all current operations involving personal or protected data and must be part of the end product of any process of technological development. While your approach is not systematic, it is fairly effective.

You are left contemplating:

What must be done to maintain the program and develop it beyond just a data breach prevention program? How can you build on your success?

What are the next action steps?

Which of the following would be most effectively used as a guide to a systems approach to implementing data protection?

A.

Data Lifecycle Management Standards.

B.

United Nations Privacy Agency Standards.

C.

International Organization for Standardization 9000 Series.

D.

International Organization for Standardization 27000 Series.

Full Access
Question # 65

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which situation would be LEAST likely to require a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)?

A.

A health clinic processing its patients’ genetic and health data

B.

The use of a camera system to monitor driving behavior on highways

C.

A Human Resources department using a tool to monitor its employees’ internet activity

D.

An online magazine using a mailing list to send a generic daily digest to marketing emails

Full Access
Question # 66

Which of the following is NOT an important factor to consider when developing a data retention policy?

A.

Technology resource.

B.

Business requirement.

C.

Organizational culture.

D.

Compliance requirement

Full Access
Question # 67

All of the following would be answered through the creation of a data inventory EXCEPT?

A.

Where the data is located.

B.

How the data is protected.

C.

How the data is being used.

D.

What the format of the data is.

Full Access
Question # 68

Under which circumstances would people who work in human resources be considered a secondary audience for privacy metrics?

A.

They do not receive training on privacy issues

B.

They do not interface with the financial office

C.

They do not have privacy policy as their main task

D.

They do not have frequent interactions with the public

Full Access
Question # 69

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

You lead the privacy office for a company that handles information from individuals living in several countries throughout Europe and the Americas. You begin that morning’s privacy review when a contracts officer sends you a message asking for a phone call. The message lacks clarity and detail, but you presume that data was lost.

When you contact the contracts officer, he tells you that he received a letter in the mail from a vendor stating

that the vendor improperly shared information about your customers. He called the vendor and confirmed that your company recently surveyed exactly 2000 individuals about their most recent healthcare experience and sent those surveys to the vendor to transcribe it into a database, but the vendor forgot to encrypt the database as promised in the contract. As a result, the vendor has lost control of the data.

The vendor is extremely apologetic and offers to take responsibility for sending out the notifications. They tell you they set aside 2000 stamped postcards because that should reduce the time it takes to get the notice in the mail. One side is limited to their logo, but the other side is blank and they will accept whatever you want to write. You put their offer on hold and begin to develop the text around the space constraints. You are content to let the vendor’s logo be associated with the notification.

The notification explains that your company recently hired a vendor to store information about their most recent experience at St. Sebastian Hospital’s Clinic for Infectious Diseases. The vendor did not encrypt the information and no longer has control of it. All 2000 affected individuals are invited to sign-up for email notifications about their information. They simply need to go to your company’s website and watch a quick advertisement, then provide their name, email address, and month and year of birth.

You email the incident-response council for their buy-in before 9 a.m. If anything goes wrong in this situation, you want to diffuse the blame across your colleagues. Over the next eight hours, everyone emails their comments back and forth. The consultant who leads the incident-response team notes that it is his first day with the company, but he has been in other industries for 45 years and will do his best. One of the three lawyers on the council causes the conversation to veer off course, but it eventually gets back on track. At the end of the day, they vote to proceed with the notification you wrote and use the vendor’s postcards.

Shortly after the vendor mails the postcards, you learn the data was on a server that was stolen, and make the decision to have your company offer credit monitoring services. A quick internet search finds a credit monitoring company with a convincing name: Credit Under Lock and Key (CRUDLOK). Your sales rep has never handled a contract for 2000 people, but develops a proposal in about a day which says CRUDLOK will:

1.Send an enrollment invitation to everyone the day after the contract is signed.

2.Enroll someone with just their first name and the last-4 of their national identifier.

3.Monitor each enrollee’s credit for two years from the date of enrollment.

4.Send a monthly email with their credit rating and offers for credit-related services at market rates.

5.Charge your company 20% of the cost of any credit restoration.

You execute the contract and the enrollment invitations are emailed to the 2000 individuals. Three days later you sit down and document all that went well and all that could have gone better. You put it in a file to reference the next time an incident occurs.

Regarding the credit monitoring, which of the following would be the greatest concern?

A.

The vendor’s representative does not have enough experience

B.

Signing a contract with CRUDLOK which lasts longer than one year

C.

The company did not collect enough identifiers to monitor one’s credit

D.

You are going to notify affected individuals via a letter followed by an email

Full Access
Question # 70

Which will best assist you in quickly identifying weaknesses in your network and storage?

A.

Running vulnerability scanning tools.

B.

Reviewing your privacy program metrics.

C.

Reviewing your role-based access controls.

D.

Establishing a complaint-monitoring process.

Full Access
Question # 71

Which of the following indicates you have developed the right privacy framework for your organization?

A.

It includes a privacy assessment of each major system.

B.

It improves the consistency of the privacy program.

C.

It works at a different type of organization.

D.

It identifies all key stakeholders by name.

Full Access
Question # 72

(What can you do from a control perspective that is most likely to mitigate the risks in how data is transferred to customers?)

A.

Implement a method of data transfer for the files containing sensitive personal information with end-to-end encryption.

B.

Specify in the customer contract that only an authorized end user is allowed to open files.

C.

Allow employees to use their personal email to send files exclusively under emergency circumstances.

D.

Keep a secure audit log of files with sensitive personal data sent to the customer including the intended recipient, and audit on a quarterly basis.

Full Access
Question # 73

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), international data transfer is allowed using the mechanisms in all of the following scenarios EXCEPT between companies who?

A.

Are part of the same group of enterprise using approved Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs).

B.

Have signed up to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

C.

Have put in place a binding confidentiality agreement.

D.

Have put in place an approved code of conduct.

Full Access
Question # 74

Which of the following information must be provided by the data controller when complying with GDPR “right to be informed” requirements?

A.

The purpose of personal data processing.

B.

The data subject’s right to withdraw consent

C.

The contact details of the Data Protection Officer (DPO).

D.

The name of any organizations with whom personal data was shared.

Full Access
Question # 75

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

It's just what you were afraid of. Without consulting you, the information technology director at your organization launched a new initiative to encourage employees to use personal devices for conducting business. The initiative made purchasing a new, high-specification laptop computer an attractive option, with discounted laptops paid for as a payroll deduction spread over a year of paychecks. The organization is also paying the sales taxes. It's a great deal, and after a month, more than half the organization's employees have signed on and acquired new laptops. Walking through the facility, you see them happily customizing and comparing notes on their new computers, and at the end of the day, most take their laptops with them, potentially carrying personal data to their homes or other unknown locations. It's enough to give you data- protection nightmares, and you've pointed out to the information technology Director and many others in the organization the potential hazards of this new practice, including the inevitability of eventual data loss or theft.

Today you have in your office a representative of the organization's marketing department who shares with you, reluctantly, a story with potentially serious consequences. The night before, straight from work, with laptop in hand, he went to the Bull and Horn Pub to play billiards with his friends. A fine night of sport and socializing began, with the laptop "safely" tucked on a bench, beneath his jacket. Later that night, when it was time to depart, he retrieved the jacket, but the laptop was gone. It was not beneath the bench or on another bench nearby. The waitstaff had not seen it. His friends were not playing a joke on him. After a sleepless night, he confirmed it this morning, stopping by the pub to talk to the cleanup crew. They had not found it. The laptop was missing. Stolen, it seems. He looks at you, embarrassed and upset.

You ask him if the laptop contains any personal data from clients, and, sadly, he nods his head, yes. He believes it contains files on about 100 clients, including names, addresses and governmental identification numbers. He sighs and places his head in his hands in despair.

What should you do first to ascertain additional information about the loss of data?

A.

Interview the person reporting the incident following a standard protocol.

B.

Call the police to investigate even if you are unsure a crime occurred.

C.

Investigate the background of the person reporting the incident.

D.

Check company records of the latest backups to see what data may be recoverable.

Full Access
Question # 76

An organization is establishing a mission statement for its privacy program. Which of the following statements would be the best to use?

A.

This privacy program encourages cross-organizational collaboration which will stop all data breaches

B.

Our organization was founded in 2054 to reduce the chance of a future disaster like the one that occurred ten years ago. All individuals from our area of the country should be concerned about a future disaster. However, with our privacy program, they should not be concerned about the misuse of their information.

C.

The goal of the privacy program is to protect the privacy of all individuals who support our organization. To meet this goal, we must work to comply with all applicable privacy laws.

D.

In the next 20 years, our privacy program should be able to eliminate 80% of our current breaches. To do this, everyone in our organization must complete our annual privacy training course and all personally identifiable information must be inventoried.

Full Access
Question # 77

(All of the following are components of a data collection notice EXCEPT?)

A.

The categories of information shared with third parties.

B.

The length of time the personal information will be stored.

C.

The meta-data which could be generated from collection of the information.

D.

The lawful interests pursued by the responsible party collecting the information.

Full Access
Question # 78

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Amira is thrilled about the sudden expansion of NatGen. As the joint Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with her long-time business partner Sadie, Amira has watched the company grow into a major competitor in the green energy market. The current line of products includes wind turbines, solar energy panels, and equipment for geothermal systems. A talented team of developers means that NatGen's line of products will only continue to grow.

With the expansion, Amira and Sadie have received advice from new senior staff members brought on to help manage the company's growth. One recent suggestion has been to combine the legal and security functions of the company to ensure observance of privacy laws and the company's own privacy policy. This sounds overly complicated to Amira, who wants departments to be able to use, collect, store, and dispose of customer data in ways that will best suit their needs. She does not want administrative oversight and complex structuring to get in the way of people doing innovative work.

Sadie has a similar outlook. The new Chief Information Officer (CIO) has proposed what Sadie believes is an unnecessarily long timetable for designing a new privacy program. She has assured him that NatGen will use the best possible equipment for electronic storage of customer and employee data. She simply needs a list of equipment and an estimate of its cost. But the CIO insists that many issues are necessary to consider before the company gets to that stage.

Regardless, Sadie and Amira insist on giving employees space to do their jobs. Both CEOs want to entrust the monitoring of employee policy compliance to low-level managers. Amira and Sadie believe these managers can adjust the company privacy policy according to what works best for their particular departments. NatGen's CEOs know that flexible interpretations of the privacy policy in the name of promoting green energy would be highly unlikely to raise any concerns with their customer base, as long as the data is always used in course of normal business activities.

Perhaps what has been most perplexing to Sadie and Amira has been the CIO's recommendation to institute a privacy compliance hotline. Sadie and Amira have relented on this point, but they hope to compromise by allowing employees to take turns handling reports of privacy policy violations. The implementation will be easy

because the employees need no special preparation. They will simply have to document any concerns they hear.

Sadie and Amira are aware that it will be challenging to stay true to their principles and guard against corporate culture strangling creativity and employee morale. They hope that all senior staff will see the benefit of trying a unique approach.

Based on the scenario, what additional change will increase the effectiveness of the privacy compliance hotline?

A.

Outsourcing the hotline.

B.

A system for staff education.

C.

Strict communication channels.

D.

An ethics complaint department.

Full Access
Question # 79

SCENARIO

Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

Penny has recently joined Ace Space, a company that sells homeware accessories online, as its new privacy officer. The company is based in California but thanks to some great publicity from a social media influencer last year, the company has received an influx of sales from the EU and has set up a regional office in Ireland to support this expansion. To become familiar with Ace Space’s practices and assess what her privacy priorities will be, Penny has set up meetings with a number of colleagues to hear about the work that they have been doing and their compliance efforts.

Penny’s colleague in Marketing is excited by the new sales and the company’s plans, but is also concerned that Penny may curtail some of the growth opportunities he has planned. He tells her “I heard someone in the breakroom talking about some new privacy laws but I really don’t think it affects us. We’re just a small company. I mean we just sell accessories online, so what’s the real risk?” He has also told her that he works with a number of small companies that help him get projects completed in a hurry. “We’ve got to meet our deadlines otherwise we lose money. I just sign the contracts and get Jim in finance to push through the payment. Reviewing the contracts takes time that we just don’t have.”

In her meeting with a member of the IT team, Penny has learned that although Ace Space has taken a number of precautions to protect its website from malicious activity, it has not taken the same level of care of its physical files or internal infrastructure. Penny’s colleague in IT has told her that a former employee lost an encrypted USB key with financial data on it when he left. The company nearly lost access to their customer database last year after they fell victim to a phishing attack. Penny is told by her IT colleague that the IT team “didn’t know what to do or who should do what. We hadn’t been trained on it but we’re a small team though, so it worked out OK in the end.” Penny is concerned that these issues will compromise Ace Space’s privacy and data protection.

Penny is aware that the company has solid plans to grow its international sales and will be working closely with the CEO to give the organization a data “shake up”. Her mission is to cultivate a strong privacy culture within the company.

Penny has a meeting with Ace Space’s CEO today and has been asked to give her first impressions and an overview of her next steps.

What is the best way for Penny to understand the location, classification and processing purpose of the personal data Ace Space has?

A.

Analyze the data inventory to map data flows

B.

Audit all vendors’ privacy practices and safeguards

C.

Conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment for the company

D.

Review all cloud contracts to identify the location of data servers used

Full Access
Question # 80

(Which of the following considerations is least relevant when evaluating the privacy risks associated with the acquisition of a target company?)

A.

Ensuring openness and transparency to minimize the risk of claims by future customers.

B.

Ensuring that the data migration will not prevent data loss once the acquisition occurs.

C.

Assessing the target company’s regulatory and legislative compliance.

D.

Identifying privacy and security shortcomings in the target company.

Full Access
Question # 81

Which of the following is NOT recommended for effective Identity Access Management?

A.

Demographics.

B.

Unique user IDs.

C.

User responsibility.

D.

Credentials (e.g.. password).

Full Access
Question # 82

A minimum requirement for carrying out a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) would include?

A.

Processing on a large scale of special categories of data.

B.

Monitoring of a publicly accessible area on a large scale.

C.

Assessment of the necessity and proportionality.

D.

Assessment of security measures.

Full Access