IAPP CIPT Exam (page: 3)
IAPP Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)
Updated on: 25-Dec-2025

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SCENARIO

Kyle is a new security compliance manager who will be responsible for coordinating and executing controls to ensure compliance with the company's information security policy and industry standards. Kyle is also new to the company, where collaboration is a core value. On his first day of new-hire orientation, Kyle's schedule included participating in meetings and observing work in the IT and compliance departments.

Kyle spent the morning in the IT department, where the CIO welcomed him and explained that her department was responsible for IT governance. The CIO and Kyle engaged in a conversation about the importance of identifying meaningful IT governance metrics. Following their conversation, the CIO introduced Kyle to Ted and Barney. Ted is implementing a plan to encrypt data at the transportation level of the organization's wireless network. Kyle would need to get up to speed on the project and suggest ways to monitor effectiveness once the implementation was complete. Barney explained that his short-term goals are to establish rules governing where data can be placed and to minimize the use of offline data storage.

Kyle spent the afternoon with Jill, a compliance specialist, and learned that she was exploring an initiative for a compliance program to follow self-regulatory privacy principles. Thanks to a recent internship, Kyle had some experience in this area and knew where Jill could find some support. Jill also shared results of the company's privacy risk assessment, noting that the secondary use of personal information was considered a high risk.

By the end of the day, Kyle was very excited about his new job and his new company. In fact, he learned about an open position for someone with strong qualifications and experience with access privileges, project standards board approval processes, and application-level obligations, and couldn't wait to recommend his friend Ben who would be perfect for the job.

Which data practice is Barney most likely focused on improving?

  1. Deletion
  2. Inventory.
  3. Retention.
  4. Sharing

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Barney is leading a project to improve the organization's data practices and has implemented a new policy that requires all employees to delete any data that is no longer needed for business purposes. This suggests that Barney is most likely focused on improving the organization's data deletion practices.



What is the main function of a breach response center?

  1. Detecting internal security attacks.
  2. Addressing privacy incidents.
  3. Providing training to internal constituencies.
  4. Interfacing with privacy regulators and governmental bodies.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The main function of a breach response center is to address privacy incidents. A breach response center is a team of experts that conducts a comprehensive breach response when a data breach occurs. The breach response center may include forensics, legal, information security, information technology, operations, human resources, communications, investor relations, and management. The other options are not the main function of a breach response center, but rather possible tasks or roles that may be involved in a breach response.



Which is NOT a suitable action to apply to data when the retention period ends?

  1. Aggregation.
  2. De-identification.
  3. Deletion.
  4. Retagging.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Retagging is not a suitable action to apply to data when the retention period ends. Retagging means changing the classification or label of data based on its sensitivity or value. Retagging does not reduce the risk of unauthorized access or disclosure of personal data that is no longer needed by the organization. The other options are suitable actions to apply to data when the retention period ends, as they either remove or anonymize personal data.



What is the distinguishing feature of asymmetric encryption?

  1. It has a stronger key for encryption than for decryption.
  2. It employs layered encryption using dissimilar methods.
  3. It uses distinct keys for encryption and decryption.
  4. It is designed to cross operating systems.

Answer(s): C


Reference:

https://www.cryptomathic.com/news-events/blog/classification-of-cryptographic-keys- functions-and-properties
The distinguishing feature of asymmetric encryption is that it uses distinct keys for encryption and decryption. Asymmetric encryption, also known as public-key encryption, involves two keys: a public key that can be shared with anyone and used to encrypt messages; and a private key that is kept secret by its owner and used to decrypt messages. The other options are not features of asymmetric encryption.



What is the most important requirement to fulfill when transferring data out of an organization?

  1. Ensuring the organization sending the data controls how the data is tagged by the receiver.
  2. Ensuring the organization receiving the data performs a privacy impact assessment.
  3. Ensuring the commitments made to the data owner are followed.
  4. Extending the data retention schedule as needed.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The most important requirement to fulfill when transferring data out of an organization is ensuring the commitments made to the data owner are followed. The data owner is the person who has provided their personal data to an organization for a specific purpose or consented to its collection.
When transferring data out of an organization, such as sharing it with another entity or moving it across borders, it is essential that the organization respects the rights and expectations of the data owner and complies with any applicable laws or regulations. The other options are not requirements for transferring data out of an organization, but rather possible measures or considerations that may be relevant depending on the context or nature of the transfer.



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