Which practice involves deleting data as soon as it is no longer needed and using encryption and anonymization to keep data safe?

Which practice involves deleting data as soon as it is no longer needed and using encryption and anonymization to keep data safe?

• A. Data Deletion and Security
• B. Data Encryption and Anonymization
• C. Data Retention Policy
• D. Data Backup and Recovery

Answer: (A)

The main idea is combining minimizing what you keep with strong protections for what you do keep. Deleting data as soon as it’s no longer needed reduces the amount of information that could be exposed in a breach. At the same time, using encryption and anonymization helps keep the remaining data safe by making it unreadable without keys and by removing identifiable details so people can’t be tied to individuals. Because this option explicitly covers both deleting unused data and applying protective measures, it best matches the described practice. Other options either focus on protection alone without deletion, or on retention rules or backup and recovery rather than on removing data when it’s no longer needed.

The main idea is combining minimizing what you keep with strong protections for what you do keep. Deleting data as soon as it’s no longer needed reduces the amount of information that could be exposed in a breach. At the same time, using encryption and anonymization helps keep the remaining data safe by making it unreadable without keys and by removing identifiable details so people can’t be tied to individuals. Because this option explicitly covers both deleting unused data and applying protective measures, it best matches the described practice. Other options either focus on protection alone without deletion, or on retention rules or backup and recovery rather than on removing data when it’s no longer needed.