Q5
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Emily, a security engineer at a Chicago-based healthcare provider, is auditing the organization ' s new cloud environment after a breach where sensitive patient records were exposed. Her investigation reveals that the root cause was the lack of encryption during data transmission between end-user devices and cloud storage. To mitigate this issue and align with HIPAA compliance requirements, Emily must prioritize addressing the correct cloud computing security risk.
Which cloud computing threat should Emily address to mitigate the risk of sensitive data being exposed during transmission?