CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) — Question 893

A company is implementing a tool to mask all PII when moving data from a production server to a testing server. Which of the following security techniques is the company applying?

Answer options

• A. Data wiping
• B. Steganography
• C. Data obfuscation
• D. Data sanitization

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Data obfuscation, because this technique specifically focuses on obscuring PII to protect it during data transfers. Data wiping (A) refers to permanently deleting data, steganography (B) involves hiding information within other data, and data sanitization (D) generally refers to the process of cleaning data to remove sensitive information, but is not specifically about masking during transfer.