CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) — Question 153

The manager who is responsible for a data set has asked a security engineer to apply encryption to the data on a hard disk. The security engineer is an example of a __________.

Answer options

• A. data controller.
• B. data owner.
• C. data custodian.
• D. data processor.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, data custodian, as they are responsible for the management and protection of data, including implementing security measures like encryption. A data controller (A) determines purposes and means of processing data, a data owner (B) has legal rights over the data, and a data processor (D) processes data on behalf of the data controller.