CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) — Question 573

A business provides long-term cold storage services to banks that are required to follow regulator-imposed data retention guidelines. Banks that use these services require that data is disposed of in a specific manner at the conclusion of the regulatory threshold for data retention. Which of the following aspects of data management is the most important to the bank in the destruction of this data?

Answer options

• A. Encryption
• B. Classification
• C. Certification
• D. Procurement

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Certification is crucial for banks as it provides proof that data has been destroyed in compliance with regulatory requirements. While encryption and classification are important for data security and organization, they do not directly address the legal compliance aspect of data destruction. Procurement is unrelated to the actual process of data destruction.