Your company is revising its data-lifecycle policies. Management states that certain customer transaction logs must remain accessible for seven years to satisfy regulatory audits, after which they can be securely destroyed. Which term best describes the policy that dictates this seven-year requirement?
Data retention refers to the policies and processes that specify how long data must be kept before it can be discarded. These rules ensure compliance with legal or business requirements by guaranteeing that information is available for audits or litigation. Data disposal is the secure destruction of data at the end of its lifecycle. Backup frequency describes how often data copies are made for recovery, not how long they are stored. Data encryption protects confidentiality and integrity but does not set storage duration.
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