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1. By what other name is Static Data Masking (SDM) known?
Question 1A. Data TokenisationB. Data RedactionC. Data MaskingD. Data GeneralisationE. Data Encryption
2. What does Data Masking do?
Question 2A. Converts actual data into dummy data to hide its originalityB. Compresses data to reduce storageC. Summarises data into rangesD. Splits an entity into several entitiesE. Deletes sensitive records
3. What are the two approaches to Data Masking?
Question 3A. Batch and streamingB. Reversible and irreversibleC. Structured and unstructuredD. Internal and externalE. Manual and automated
4. Which of the following is an example of the manual approach to Data Masking?
Question 4A. A tool masking a credit card number consistently across ten tablesB. Changing a password to ***** or a date to 01/01/9999 using manual queriesC. A script that masks data and reverts it at the destinationD. Masking data on the fly for every SQL queryE. Replacing values with tokens stored in a vault
5. What is true of data masked using the manual approach?
Question 5A. It can be reverted with the original scriptB. It is masked only in transitC. It is masked consistently across the whole data modelD. Reverting to the original data is not possible, so it is used for development teams where reverting is not requiredE. It requires specialised tools
6. Why must organisations now opt for the automated approach to Data Masking?
Question 6A. Because manual queries are no longer supported by databasesB. Because semi-structured and unstructured data from social media, CCTV, sensors and audio has made manual masking impracticableC. Because regulators forbid manual maskingD. Because automated masking is always reversibleE. Because structured data no longer exists
7. What advantage does script-based automated masking provide when sending a dataset to another organisation?
Question 7A. The data is compressed before transferB. The data is deleted after transferC. The data is converted into a new formatD. The data is masked in transit onlyE. The data can be reverted to its original condition once it reaches the destination
8. What do tools that mask data across the whole data model ensure?
Question 8A. That the same value, such as a credit card number present in ten tables, is converted to the same masked value in every tableB. That only one table is ever maskedC. That masking is done by handD. That the data cannot be sharedE. That masked data is stored in a separate cloud
9. What risk does an organisation face if it lacks proper Data Masking tools and techniques?
Question 9A. Slower report generationB. Higher storage costsC. Penalties from regulatory bodiesD. Loss of database indexesE. Duplicate customer records
10. Which of the following statements about Static Data Masking is NOT correct?
Question 10A. It is one of the most wanted techniques for Data PrivacyB. It converts actual data into dummy dataC. It can be done manually or automaticallyD. It is unrelated to Data Perturbation, Swapping and ScramblingE. It helps when sharing data with development teams or external parties