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Question #: 179
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A company would like to obfuscate PII data accessed by an application that is housed in a database to prevent unauthorized viewing. Which of the following should the company do to accomplish this goal?

  • A. Use cell-level encryption.
  • B. Mask the data.
  • C. Implement a DLP solution.
  • D. Utilize encryption at rest.
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

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Highly Voted 1 year ago
Selected Answer: B
How do you obfuscate PII data? PII can be obfuscated by either nullifying or masking. PII is nullified when its value is returned null. PII is masked when a portion of its value is returned with placeholder characters, such as 'XXXXXXX-3213' as a return value for an account number
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FOURDUE
Most Recent 9 months ago
i wish they used the term DATA AT REST instead of encryption at rest.. masking the data seems the correct choice.
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hidady
10 months, 2 weeks ago
B is correct "Mask the data"
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Mr_BuCk3th34D
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
Key word here is obfuscation: To obfuscate PII data accessed by an application housed in a database, the company should mask the data. This can be done by replacing the actual data with fake data that has the same format and characteristics, but is not sensitive or identifiable. This can be done using techniques such as data masking or data pseudonymization.
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sh4dali
1 year ago
I meant B. Data masking
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sh4dali
1 year ago
Selected Answer: A
Agree with Andy2345. A
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adamwella
1 year, 1 month ago
Not sure why it wouldn't be D. Utilize encryption at rest. Any insights?
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Andy2345
1 year ago
Data masking appears to be more useful in situations involving SSNs, phone numbers, etc. https://www.tokenex.com/blog/ab-what-is-data-masking-data-masking-vs-encryption-for-data-security#:~:text=Data%20Masking%20vs%20Data%20Encryption,is%20unreadable%20without%20a%20key.
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