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1. What is the definition of data governance in cybersecurity?
   a. Managing passwords
   b. Applying internal standards to manage data
   c. Hacking for security
   d. Ignoring regulations
   Answer: b. Applying internal standards to manage datadata-sentinel
2. Why is data governance important in cybersecurity?
   a. It helps unauthorized users access data
   b. It protects, monitors, and stores data assets
   c. It only increases liability
   d. It makes data public
   Answer: b. It protects, monitors, and stores data assetssecuriti
3. What does data governance help organizations determine?
   a. How many employees to hire
   b. Value, location, and access to data assets
   c. Yearly profits
   d. Software versions used
   Answer: b. Value, location, and access to data assetscybersecurity-magazine
4. What is a primary goal of data governance?
   a. Keeping all data unprotected
   b. Applying controls and policies accurately
   c. Ignoring cloud systems
   d. Reducing employee salaries
   Answer: b. Applying controls and policies accuratelycybersecurity-magazine
5. Which process is essential in data governance for finding data assets?
   a. Data theft
   b. Data discovery
   c. Data deletion
   d. Data fragmentation
   Answer: b. Data discoverycybersecurity-magazine
6. What are the twin pillars of good data governance?
   a. Data loss and hacking
   b. Discovery and classification
   c. Product design and sales
   d. Physical access only
   Answer: b. Discovery and classificationcybersecurity-magazine
7. Who should govern access to data in an organization?
   a. Anyone
   b. Only external users
   c. Authorized users
   d. Marketing staff
   Answer: c. Authorized usersfortinet
8. What role does compliance have in cyber security governance?
   a. No impact
   b. Ensures adherence to regulations
   c. Ignores data security
   d. Only for IT staff
   Answer: b. Ensures adherence to regulationsdataguard
9. What can failure of cyber security governance lead to?
   a. Increased profits
   b. Cyber breaches and financial loss
   c. Employee satisfaction
   d. More subscriptions
   Answer: b. Cyber breaches and financial lossdataguard
10. Why is risk management a key element in cyber security governance?
    a. For advertising
    b. To identify, assess, and prioritize risks
    c. Only for billing purposes
    d. By ignoring regulations
    Answer: b. To identify, assess, and prioritize risksdataguard
11. What is the main objective of an incident response policy?
    a. Sell more products
    b. Mitigate impact of security incidents
    c. Lower insurance rates
    d. Increase time to recover
    Answer: b. Mitigate impact of security incidentsdataguard
12. Which standard is commonly used for cyber security frameworks?
    a. GDPR
    b. ISO 27001
    c. NIST Cybersecurity Framework
    d. PCI DSS
    Answer: c. NIST Cybersecurity Frameworkdataguard
13. What does regular audit of data governance ensure?
    a. That data is outdated
    b. Proper management of data policies
    c. Only keeping old data
    d. Spending more on hardware
    Answer: b. Proper management of data policiesstudy
14. What is the definition of cyber security governance?
    a. Creating games for security
    b. Implementing policies, frameworks, and controls
    c. Only using firewalls
    d. Ignoring vulnerabilities
    Answer: b. Implementing policies, frameworks, and controlsdataguard
15. What is a data classification policy?
    a. Ignoring sensitive data
    b. Protecting data based on sensitivity and importance
    c. Using default passwords
    d. Only labeling folders
    Answer: b. Protecting data based on sensitivity and importanceiifis
16. Who is responsible for decisions in cyber security governance?
    a. Anyone in the office
    b. Individuals with authority and responsibility
    c. Only remote staff
    d. Customers
    Answer: b. Individuals with authority and responsibilitycisspcybertraining
17. What does the ‘Protect’ function emphasize in NIST cybersecurity framework?
    a. Increasing sales
    b. Implementing safeguards for critical infrastructure
    c. Reducing documents
    d. Making data public
    Answer: b. Implementing safeguards for critical infrastructurecisspcybertraining
18. What is the risk of not classifying data?
    a. No risk
    b. Inability to protect sensitive assets
    c. Only external threats
    d. Complete protection
    Answer: b. Inability to protect sensitive assetscybersecurity-magazine
19. In governance, what is compliance mainly concerned with?
    a. Following ethical business practices
    b. Writing emails
    c. Changing passwords frequently
    d. Having only one administrator
    Answer: a. Following ethical business practicesdataguard
20. What is meant by data integrity?
    a. Data is easy to change
    b. Data remains accurate and reliable
    c. Easy access from anywhere
    d. Ignoring backup processes
    Answer: b. Data remains accurate and reliabledata-sentinel
21. What practice strengthens cyber security governance?
    a. Ignoring security controls
    b. Regular assessments and audits
    c. Always resetting systems
    d. Open access to all
    Answer: b. Regular assessments and auditsdataguard
22. Why should data governance policies be documented?
    a. To confuse staff
    b. For proper reference and compliance
    c. Make policies hidden
    d. Only used by IT
    Answer: b. For proper reference and compliancedata-sentinel
23. What does “data accessibility” refer to in governance?
    a. Allowing anyone to edit data
    b. Authorized users can reach necessary data
    c. Hiding data from everyone
    d. Never updating records
    Answer: b. Authorized users can reach necessary datadata-sentinel
24. What is the role of a board in cyber security governance?
    a. No involvement
    b. Oversight of security measures and policy implementation
    c. Only signing contracts
    d. Never reviewing reports
    Answer: b. Oversight of security measures and policy implementationdataguard
25. Which law is an example of a data protection regulation?
    a. GDPR
    b. Market rule
    c. Holiday policy
    d. Desktop protocol
    Answer: a. GDPRdataguard
26. Why is cybersecurity governance a first line of defense?
    a. It does nothing
    b. Defends data and assets from threats
    c. Only for compliance departments
    d. Does not need measurement
    Answer: b. Defends data and assets from threatsdataguard
27. Which is a key principle in cybersecurity governance?
    a. Feed data to everyone
    b. Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability
    c. Never backup data
    d. Paper-only records
    Answer: b. Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availabilitydataguard
28. What happens during data classification?
    a. Data is erased
    b. Data is organized by sensitivity and requirements
    c. Removed from systems
    d. Only graphics are kept
    Answer: b. Data is organized by sensitivity and requirementscybersecurity-magazine
29. What does cyber security governance help organizations achieve?
    a. Regulatory compliance and risk reduction
    b. Sell more equipment
    c. Turn off firewalls
    d. Limited access to reports
    Answer: a. Regulatory compliance and risk reductiondataguard
30. Which area is NOT typically covered by data governance?
    a. Data deletion
    b. Data hacking
    c. Data retention and data compliance
    d. Accurate recordkeeping
    Answer: b. Data hackingstudy
31. The COSO framework in governance focuses on:
    a. Technology upgrades only
    b. Internal controls and risk management
    c. Staff entertainment
    d. Ransomware recovery
    Answer: b. Internal controls and risk managementcisspcybertraining
32. Who audits data governance in a business?
    a. Only external hackers
    b. Designated auditors or assigned staff
    c. Customers
    d. Only board members
    Answer: b. Designated auditors or assigned staffstudy
33. What is data retention in the context of governance?
    a. Destroying data immediately
    b. Holding onto data as required by law or policy
    c. Never updating data
    d. Unlimited retention
    Answer: b. Holding onto data as required by law or policystudy
34. What is an incident response policy’s first step?
    a. Immediate recovery
    b. Detection of abnormal activity
    c. Always encrypting disks
    d. Only using antivirus
    Answer: b. Detection of abnormal activitydataguard
35. Which term refers to securing data from unauthorized access or modification?
    a. Data processing
    b. Data security
    c. Open data
    d. Unchecked access
    Answer: b. Data securityinsight.thomsonreuters
36. What should an organization do after discovering a security incident?
    a. Ignore it
    b. Contain and investigate the incident
    c. Publicly post details
    d. Buy new servers
    Answer: b. Contain and investigate the incidentdataguard
37. Who should define a data governance policy?
    a. Anyone
    b. Organization’s leadership and IT/data management teams
    c. Only new hires
    d. Internal security researchers only
    Answer: b. Organization’s leadership and IT/data management teamsdata-sentinel
38. Why is monitoring effectiveness vital in cyber security governance?
    a. No impact
    b. To ensure controls and policies work as intended
    c. To justify ignoring audits
    d. Decrease compliance rates
    Answer: b. To ensure controls and policies work as intendeddataguard
39. What is the main component of a data governance policy?
    a. Data hacking techniques
    b. Procedures for data confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility
    c. Staff party guidelines
    d. Website creation
    Answer: b. Procedures for data confidentiality, integrity, and accessibilitystudy
40. What does the principle of accountability mean in governance?
    a. Blame others for failure
    b. Decision-makers have authority and responsibility
    c. Never review decisions
    d. Avoid documentation
    Answer: b. Decision-makers have authority and responsibilitycisspcybertraining
41. Which is not a best practice in data governance?
    a. Regular policy reviews and audits
    b. Ignoring regulations
    c. Assigning responsibility for data handling
    d. Data classification
    Answer: b. Ignoring regulationsdata-sentinel
42. In what way does governance data support business goals?
    a. By balancing security controls with objectives
    b. By stopping all business activities
    c. By focusing only on technology
    d. By limiting information flow
    Answer: a. By balancing security controls with objectivescisspcybertraining
43. What is a critical benefit of implementing data governance?
    a. More vulnerabilities
    b. Reduced risk of data breaches
    c. Ignored privacy practices
    d. Lower compliance
    Answer: b. Reduced risk of data breachesdataguard
44. What should incident response plans prioritize after containment?
    a. Public release
    b. Eradication of threat and system recovery
    c. Only hardware replacement
    d. Changing all passwords
    Answer: b. Eradication of threat and system recoverydataguard
45. Which entity defines best practices for data governance?
    a. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
    b. Social media companies
    c. Music labels
    d. Game development studios
    Answer: a. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)dataguard
46. What should organizations do to maintain effective governance?
    a. Never update policies
    b. Continuous improvement and adaptation
    c. Always block employees
    d. Only react to breaches
    Answer: b. Continuous improvement and adaptationdataguard
47. Which policy sets rules for password use?
    a. Data classification policy
    b. Acceptable use policy
    c. Password policy
    d. Compliance policy
    Answer: c. Password policyiifis
48. Data governance aligns security strategy with business:
    a. Trends in social media
    b. Objectives and risk management
    c. Personal preferences only
    d. Entertainment activities
    Answer: b. Objectives and risk managementcisspcybertraining
49. Which principle ensures users access only the data they need?
    a. Least privilege
    b. Data fragmentation
    c. Open access
    d. Segmenting by age
    Answer: a. Least privilegefortinet
50. What primary concept should beginners understand about governance data in cybersecurity?
    a. Only focuses on encryption
    b. Involves managing who, how, and why data is accessed, protected, and retained
    c. Only deals with emails
    d. Reduces staff training
    Answer: b. Involves managing who, how, and why data is accessed, protected, and retaineddata-sentinel+2

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