CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003) — Question 309

A systems administrator has been notified of possible illegal activities taking place on the network and has been directed to ensure any relevant emails are preserved for court use. Which of the following is this MOST likely an example of?

Answer options

• A. Email archiving
• B. Version control
• C. Legal hold
• D. File integrity monitoring

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Legal hold, as it refers to the process of preserving information that may be relevant to legal proceedings. The other options, while related to data management, do not specifically address the requirement to protect data for legal purposes: A refers to storing emails for future access, B pertains to tracking changes in documents, and D involves monitoring file changes for integrity.