CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) — Question 45

To reduce disk consumption, an organization's legal department has recently approved a new policy setting the data retention period for sent email at six months.
Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure this goal is met?

Answer options

• A. Create a daily encrypted backup of the relevant emails.
• B. Configure the email server to delete the relevant emails.
• C. Migrate the relevant emails into an ג€Archivedג€ folder.
• D. Implement automatic disk compression on email servers.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because configuring the email server to delete emails after six months directly enforces the data retention policy. Option A does not reduce disk usage; it only backs up the emails. Option C keeps the emails but moves them to another folder, which still consumes disk space. Option D may help with storage efficiency but does not address the retention policy directly.