ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Practice Question
A financial services firm needs to migrate 50 TB of trade‐audit files to a public cloud. Regulators require the data to remain intact and quickly available for the first 30 days, then be recoverable within 12 hours for the rest of a mandatory seven-year retention period. After seven years, the data must be permanently removed without manual intervention. Which cloud storage design best satisfies both regulatory retention and cost-optimization goals?
Create an object-storage lifecycle rule that stores new files in the standard tier, automatically transitions them to a lower-cost infrequent-access tier after 30 days, moves them to an archival tier (e.g., cold or deep archive) after 90 days, and permanently deletes them after seven years.
Upload the files to high-performance block storage volumes attached to a virtual machine and take monthly snapshots for seven years, deleting them manually afterward.
Import the files into a cloud relational database, enable daily full backups to off-site tape, and drop the database after seven years to satisfy deletion requirements.
Place the files in the provider's standard object storage tier with versioning enabled and schedule administrators to delete objects manually after seven years.
Using object storage with a well-defined lifecycle policy directly addresses every stated requirement. The standard ("hot") tier delivers immediate access during the first 30 days, while automatic transition to a lower-cost infrequent-access tier and later to an archival tier greatly reduces long-term storage expenses. The same lifecycle policy can schedule final permanent deletion exactly at the seven-year mark, ensuring compliance with the mandated retention limit without manual effort. The other options fail to meet one or more constraints: keeping all data in the standard tier drives unnecessary cost; relying on block storage snapshots is the most expensive and requires manual deletion; and a relational database plus tape backups both exceeds performance needs for initial access and still needs operational effort to enforce deletion.
Ask Bash
Bash is our AI bot, trained to help you pass your exam. AI Generated Content may display inaccurate information, always double-check anything important.
What is object storage and how does it differ from block or file storage?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
How does a lifecycle rule work in managing cloud storage tiers?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
What are the advantages of archival tiers in cloud storage, such as 'cold' or 'deep archive'?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Cloud Data Security
Your Score:
Report Issue
Bash, the Crucial Exams Chat Bot
AI Bot
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Pass with Confidence.
IT & Cybersecurity Package
You have hit the limits of our free tier, become a Premium Member today for unlimited access.
Military, Healthcare worker, Gov. employee or Teacher? See if you qualify for a Community Discount.
Monthly
$19.99
$19.99/mo
Billed monthly, Cancel any time.
3 Month Pass
$44.99
$14.99/mo
One time purchase of $44.99, Does not auto-renew.
MOST POPULAR
Annual Pass
$119.99
$9.99/mo
One time purchase of $119.99, Does not auto-renew.
BEST DEAL
Lifetime Pass
$189.99
One time purchase, Good for life.
What You Get
All IT & Cybersecurity Package plans include the following perks and exams .