Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) — Question 761

An organization planning to transfer and store its customer data with an offshore cloud service provider should be PRIMARILY concerned with:

Answer options

• A. data quality.
• B. data privacy.
• C. data aggregation.
• D. data validation.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The major concern when dealing with offshore cloud service providers is data privacy, as customer information may be subject to different legal protections and regulations in various jurisdictions. While data quality, aggregation, and validation are important, they do not address the critical issues surrounding the protection of sensitive information in an international context.