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Question No: 1

MultipleChoice

A company's director's notebook is accidentally wet, which permanently damages the equipment so that it cannot recover its data.

The lost data concerned the financial reports of the company. What happened in this case according to GDPR?

Options

AA vulnerability

BA threat

CA security incident

DA data violation

Answer
CExplanation

The lost reports did not contain personal data, in this case GDPR is not applicable and is a security incident.

Important

A data breach is whenever something that has not been planned with personal data happens, be it improper processing, improper sharing, loss of data, deletion, etc. In other words, personal data must be used for a specific purpose, respecting the life cycle of the same (from collection to exclusion), any situation that escapes this cycle must be reported as a data breach.

Question No: 2

MultipleChoice

What is the purpose of Data Lifecycle Management (DLM)?

Options

AEnsure data integrity and its periodic update

BEnsure data confidentiality and availability throughout its useful life.

CEnsure that the processing of personal data, throughout its useful life complies with the GDPR

DEnsure data confidentiality throughout its useful life, from collection to deletion.

Answer
CExplanation

It aims to manage the flow of data throughout the life cycle, from collection, processing, sharing, storage and deletion.

Having the knowledge where the data travels, who is responsible, who has access, helps and a lot to implement security measures.

Question No: 3

MultipleChoice

How are the terms privacy and data protection related?

Options

AData protection is the right to privacy.

BThe terms are synonymous.

CPrivacy includes the right to the protection of personal data.

Answer
C

Question No: 4

MultipleChoice

What is the main objective of the ''Lifecycle Protection'' principle?

Options

AAll appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure that inaccurate data, taking into account the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without a delay.

BThe processing of data must take place in a manner that ensures its security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction or damage.

CSecurity measures should be in place from the moment data are collected until they are deleted.

DData must be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and may not be further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes.

Answer
CExplanation

Data Life Cycle Management (DLM)

It aims to manage data flow throughout the lifecycle, from collection, processing, sharing, storage and deletion. Having the knowledge where the data travels, who is responsible, who has access, helps a lot to implement

security measures.

Question No: 5

MultipleChoice

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) formalizes the data subject's right to data portability.

What is the objective of data portability?

Options

AThe controller has the right to move the data subject's personal data from one organization to another.

BThe data subject has the right to move personal data concerning him or her.

CThe data subject has the right to move his/her personal data when moving to another country.

DThe Supervisory Authority authorizes the movement of personal data.

Answer
B

Question No: 6

MultipleChoice

What is considered a personal data processing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

Options

AAnalysis of data regarding the cause of death in the last 10 years.

BCreating a backup with records of names, addresses, enrollment of students.

CConducting analysis of personal data related to health issues, but which have previously been anonymized.

DStatistical publication with intention to vote, help anonymously.

Answer
BExplanation

Anonymized data is not under the scope of the GDPR, nor are data from deceased persons. Organizations that handle only this type of data do not need to conform to the GDPR.

Anonymized data reads data that is not possible to reverse in order to identify the data subject. There is also pseudonymized data, in which case it is possible to perform the reversal and identify the data holder.

Question No: 7

MultipleChoice

On July 12, 2016 the European Commission implemented a ruling regarding the transfer of personal data between the EEA and the US. The ruling is based on the data protection measures described in the EU-US Privacy Shield. What kind of a ruling is this?

Options

ADerogation

BLegally binding contract

CTreaty superseding the GDPR

DAdequacy decision

Answer
DExplanation

Adequacy decision. Correct. The ruling is an adequacy decision regarding processing in third countries. (Literature: A, Chapter 7; GDPR Article 45 and Recitals (104) and (106)

Derogation. Incorrect. A derogation is for specific situations where a transfer is necessary, but there is no ruling permitting it. (Literature: GDPR Article 49(1)(q))

Legally binding contract. Incorrect. The ruling is an adequacy decision. A legally binding contract is between a processor and a controller.

Treaty superseding the GDPR. Incorrect. The ruling is an adequacy decision. It does not supersede the GDPR.

Question No: 8

MultipleChoice

What is the essence of the principle Full Lifecycle Protection?

Options

ADelivering the maximum degree of data protection by default, ensuring that personal data are automatically protected in any given IT system or business practice.

BEnsuring that whatever business practice or technology is involved, processing is done according to the stated objectives, subject to independent verification

CEmbedding security measures to protect the data horn the moment it is collected throughout processing until M is destroyed at the end of the process

DPrioritizing the protection of the interests of the individual by offering for example strong privacy defaults, appropriate notice or user-friendly options.

Answer
C

Question No: 9

MultipleChoice

A processor is instructed to report on customers who bought a product both last month and at least once in the three months before that Unfortunately, the processor makes a mistake and uses personal data collected by another controller for a different purpose.

The mistake is found before the report is created, and nobody had access to personal date he or she should not have had access to.

How should the processor act on this situation and what should the controller do if anything?

Options

AThe processor must notify the controller and the controller most notify the Data Protection Authority of a data breach.

BThe processor must notify the controller of a data breach. The controller must assess the possible risk to the data subjects.

CThe processor must notify the Data Protection Authority of a data breach. The controller must execute a PIA to assess the risk to data subjects.

DThe processor must restart processing using the right data. There is no need for the controller to act.

Answer
B

Question No: 10

MultipleChoice

The Supervisory Authority is notified whenever an organization intends to process personal data, except for some specific situations. The Supervisory Authority keeps a publicly accessible register of these data processing operations.

What else is a legal obligation of the Supervisory Authority in reaction to such a not ideation?

Options

ATo assess compliance with the law in all cases where sensitive personal data is processed

BTo assess the legitimacy of operations that involves specific risks for the data subjects

CTo assess the legitimacy of binding contract(s) between lite controller and the data processor(s)

DTo give out a license for the data processing, specifying the types of personal data which are allowed

Answer
A

Question No: 11

MultipleChoice

Someone regularly receives offers from a store where he purchased something five years ago.

He wants the company to stop sending offers and to wipe his personal data.

Which aspect of the right of a data subject in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP) requires the company to comply?

Options

AThe right to erasure

BThe right to rectification

CThe tight to reduction of processing

DThe right to withdraw consent

Answer
DExplanation

https://gdpr-info.eu/art-7-gdpr/

Question No: 12

MultipleChoice

Important technical requirements set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are about quality. One is the obligation to ensure appropriate security, including protection against authentication against unauthorized or unlawful processing.

What is another important technician requirement?

Options

ATo ascertain that personal data collection is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes

BTo control that data collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes is not further processed for other purposes

CTo keep personal data accurate and up to date, ensuring, that inaccurate data are erased or rectified without delay

DTo make sure that personal data is processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject

Answer
AExplanation

http://www.privacy-regulation.eu/en/article-5-principles-relating-to-processing-of-personal-data-GDPR.htm

Question No: 13

MultipleChoice

According to the GDPR, what is a mandatory topic in a report?

Options

AA systematic description of the fiduciary duties to insure compliance to all laws relevant laws and regulations

BAn assessment of the necessity and proportionally of the processing operations in relation to the purposes

CThe documentation of the risks to the rights and freedoms of the data protection officer

DThe measures envisaged to address the privacy compliance frameworks risks

Answer
B

Question No: 14

MultipleChoice

What is the role of the one assigned responsibility to govern the purposes and means of processing personal data within an organization, according to the GDPR?

Options

AController

BData Protection Officer

CData Subject

DProcessor

Answer
AExplanation

https://www.i-scoop.eu/gdpr/data-controller-data-controller-duties/

Question No: 15

MultipleChoice

The GDPR states that records of processing activities must be kept by the controller. To whom must the controller make these records available records available, if requested?

Options

AThe data processor

BThe Data Protection Officer

CThe European Commission

DThe supervisory authority

Answer
DExplanation

https://www.whitecase.com/publications/article/chapter-10-obligations-controllers-unlocking-eu-general-data-protection

Question No: 16

MultipleChoice

Which situation is considered a data breach according to the GDRP?

Options

AA processor deletes personal data after his contract with the controller expired.

BA processor leaves his computer unattended, where colleagues may be able to access it.

CAlter a disk crash a processor restores personal data from a recent back-up.

DAfter processing a processor delete personal data on instruction of the controller

Answer
B

Question No: 17

MultipleChoice

What does the GDPR concept of 'binding corporate rules' (BCR) imply?

Options

AA commission decision on the safety of data transfer to a third country

BA set of rules used by a group of enterprises concerning personal data protection in international transfers

CMeasures to compensate for the lack of data protection in a third country

DRules covering data transfers between third countries

Answer
B

Question No: 18

MultipleChoice

A controller is processing personal data based on consent of the data subjects. There are no other legitimate grounds. While processing, the controller discovers that a data subject connect for the processing had been received, has died since.

What, according to the GDRP, will be the consequences for the controller with regard to the processing?

Options

AThe controller can proceed with the processing as intended.

BThe controller can proceed, but only for the purposes for which consent has been given

CThe controller must act as if the data subject has withdrawn consent and erase his/her data

DThe controller needs to find the heir in order to require consent for the processing.

Answer
AExplanation

https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/your-guide-to-the-gdpr

Question No: 19

MultipleChoice

According to the GDPR, what is the main reason to consider data protection in the design phase?

Options

AIt ensures efficiency in protect phases

BIt ensures privacy by default

CIt reduces the risk of fraud

DIt reduces the risk of liability

Answer
B

Question No: 20

MultipleChoice

When does the GDPR require data subject consent to a cookie?

Options

AAlways, because a cookie is regarded as an online identifier

BNever, as the EU Cookie Law does not require explicit consent

COnly if the cookie contains authentication information of the data subject

DOnly if the cookie contains shopping basket items

Answer
AExplanation

https://eugdprcompliant.com/cookies-consent-gdpr/

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