Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :CIPM
  • Exam Name
    :Certified Information Privacy Manager
  • Certification
    :IAPP Certifications
  • Vendor
    :IAPP
  • Total Questions
    :230 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :May 08, 2024

IAPP IAPP Certifications CIPM Questions & Answers

  • Question 201:

    SCENARIO

    Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

    You lead the privacy office for a company that handles information from individuals living in several countries throughout Europe and the Americas. You begin that morning's privacy review when a contracts officer sends you a message asking for a phone call. The message lacks clarity and detail, but you presume that data was lost.

    When you contact the contracts officer, he tells you that he received a letter in the mail from a vendor stating that the vendor improperly shared information about your customers. He called the vendor and confirmed that your company recently surveyed exactly 2000 individuals about their most recent healthcare experience and sent those surveys to the vendor to transcribe it into a database, but the vendor forgot to encrypt the database as promised in the contract. As a result, the vendor has lost control of the data.

    The vendor is extremely apologetic and offers to take responsibility for sending out the notifications. They tell you they set aside 2000 stamped postcards because that should reduce the time it takes to get the notice in the mail. One side is limited to their logo, but the other side is blank and they will accept whatever you want to write. You put their offer on hold and begin to develop the text around the space constraints. You are content to let the vendor's logo be associated with the notification.

    The notification explains that your company recently hired a vendor to store information about their most recent experience at St. Sebastian Hospital's Clinic for Infectious Diseases. The vendor did not encrypt the information and no longer has control of it. All 2000 affected individuals are invited to sign-up for email notifications about their information. They simply need to go to your company's website and watch a quick advertisement, then provide their name, email address, and month and year of birth.

    You email the incident-response council for their buy-in before 9 a.m. If anything goes wrong in this situation, you want to diffuse the blame across your colleagues. Over the next eight hours, everyone emails their comments back and forth. The consultant who leads the incident-response team notes that it is his first day with the company, but he has been in other industries for 45 years and will do his best. One of the three lawyers on the council causes the conversation to veer

    off course, but it eventually gets back on track. At the end of the day, they vote to proceed with the notification you wrote and use the vendor's postcards.

    Shortly after the vendor mails the postcards, you learn the data was on a server that was stolen, and make the decision to have your company offer credit monitoring services. A quick internet search finds a credit monitoring company with a

    convincing name: Credit Under Lock and Key (CRUDLOK). Your sales rep has never handled a contract for 2000 people, but develops a proposal in about a day which says CRUDLOK will:

    1.Send an enrollment invitation to everyone the day after the contract is signed.

    2.Enroll someone with just their first name and the last-4 of their national identifier.

    3.Monitor each enrollee's credit for two years from the date of enrollment.

    4.Send a monthly email with their credit rating and offers for credit-related services at market rates.

    5.Charge your company 20% of the cost of any credit restoration.

    You execute the contract and the enrollment invitations are emailed to the 2000 individuals. Three days later you sit down and document all that went well and all that could have gone better. You put it in a file to reference the next time an

    incident occurs.

    Which of the following elements of the incident did you adequately determine?

    A. The nature of the data elements impacted

    B. The likelihood the incident may lead to harm

    C. The likelihood that the information is accessible and usable

    D. The number of individuals whose information was affected

  • Question 202:

    Which of the following is NOT typically a function of a Privacy Officer?

    A. Managing an organization's information security infrastructure.

    B. Serving as an interdepartmental liaison for privacy concerns.

    C. Monitoring an organization's compliance with privacy laws.

    D. Responding to information access requests from the public.

  • Question 203:

    SCENARIO

    Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

    You lead the privacy office for a company that handles information from individuals living in several countries throughout Europe and the Americas. You begin that morning's privacy review when a contracts officer sends you a message

    asking for a phone call. The message lacks clarity and detail, but you presume that data was lost.

    When you contact the contracts officer, he tells you that he received a letter in the mail from a vendor stating that the vendor improperly shared information about your customers. He called the vendor and confirmed that your company

    recently surveyed exactly 2000 individuals about their most recent healthcare experience and sent those surveys to the vendor to transcribe it into a database, but the vendor forgot to encrypt the database as promised in the contract. As a

    result, the vendor has lost control of the data.

    The vendor is extremely apologetic and offers to take responsibility for sending out the notifications. They tell you they set aside 2000 stamped postcards because that should reduce the time it takes to get the notice in the mail. One side is

    limited to their logo, but the other side is blank and they will accept whatever you want to write. You put their offer on hold and begin to develop the text around the space constraints. You are content to let the vendor's logo be associated with

    the notification.

    The notification explains that your company recently hired a vendor to store information about their most recent experience at St. Sebastian Hospital's Clinic for Infectious Diseases. The vendor did not encrypt the information and no longer

    has control of it. All 2000 affected individuals are invited to sign-up for email notifications about their information. They simply need to go to your company's website and watch a quick advertisement, then provide their name, email address,

    and month and year of birth.

    You email the incident-response council for their buy-in before 9 a.m. If anything goes wrong in this situation, you want to diffuse the blame across your colleagues. Over the next eight hours, everyone emails their comments back and forth.

    The consultant who leads the incident-response team notes that it is his first day with the company, but he has been in other industries for 45 years and will do his best. One of the three lawyers on the council causes the conversation to veer

    off course, but it eventually gets back on track. At the end of the day, they vote to proceed with the notification you wrote and use the vendor's postcards.

    Shortly after the vendor mails the postcards, you learn the data was on a server that was stolen, and make the decision to have your company offer credit monitoring services. A quick internet search finds a credit monitoring company with a

    convincing name: Credit Under Lock and Key (CRUDLOK). Your sales rep has never handled a contract for 2000 people, but develops a proposal in about a day which says CRUDLOK will:

    1.Send an enrollment invitation to everyone the day after the contract is signed.

    2.Enroll someone with just their first name and the last-4 of their national identifier.

    3.Monitor each enrollee's credit for two years from the date of enrollment.

    4.Send a monthly email with their credit rating and offers for credit-related services at market rates.

    5.Charge your company 20% of the cost of any credit restoration.

    You execute the contract and the enrollment invitations are emailed to the 2000 individuals. Three days later you sit down and document all that went well and all that could have gone better. You put it in a file to reference the next time an

    incident occurs.

    What is the most concerning limitation of the incident-response council?

    A. You convened it to diffuse blame

    B. The council has an overabundance of attorneys

    C. It takes eight hours of emails to come to a decision

    D. The leader just joined the company as a consultant

  • Question 204:

    SCENARIO Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION: Henry Home Furnishings has built high-end furniture for nearly forty years. However, the new owner, Anton, has found some degree of disorganization after touring the company headquarters. His uncle Henry had always focused on

    production ?not data processing ?and Anton is concerned. In several storage rooms, he has found paper files, disks, and old computers that appear to contain the personal data of current and former employees and customers. Anton knows

    that a single break-in could irrevocably damage the company's relationship with its loyal customers. He intends to set a goal of guaranteed zero loss of personal information.

    To this end, Anton originally planned to place restrictions on who was admitted to the physical premises of the company. However, Kenneth ?his uncle's vice president and longtime confidante ?wants to hold off on Anton's idea in favor of

    converting any paper records held at the company to electronic storage. Kenneth believes this process would only take one or two years. Anton likes this idea; he envisions a password- protected system that only he and Kenneth can access.

    Anton also plans to divest the company of most of its subsidiaries. Not only will this make his job easier, but it will simplify the management of the stored data. The heads of subsidiaries like the art gallery and kitchenware store down the street

    will be responsible for their own information management. Then, any unneeded subsidiary data still in Anton's possession can be destroyed within the next few years.

    After learning of a recent security incident, Anton realizes that another crucial step will be notifying customers. Kenneth insists that two lost hard drives in Question are not cause for concern; all of the data was encrypted and not sensitive in

    nature. Anton does not want to take any chances, however. He intends on sending notice letters to all employees and customers to be safe.

    Anton must also check for compliance with all legislative, regulatory, and market requirements related to privacy protection. Kenneth oversaw the development of the company's online presence about ten years ago, but Anton is not confident about his understanding of recent online marketing laws. Anton is assigning another trusted employee with a law background the task of the compliance assessment. After a thorough analysis, Anton knows the company should be safe for another five years, at which time he can order another check.

    Documentation of this analysis will show auditors due diligence.

    Anton has started down a long road toward improved management of the company, but he knows the effort is worth it. Anton wants his uncle's legacy to continue for many years to come.

    To improve the facility's system of data security, Anton should consider following through with the plan for which of the following?

    A. Customer communication.

    B. Employee access to electronic storage.

    C. Employee advisement regarding legal matters.

    D. Controlled access at the company headquarters.

  • Question 205:

    Which of the following is NOT an important factor to consider when developing a data retention policy?

    A. Technology resource.

    B. Business requirement.

    C. Organizational culture.

    D. Compliance requirement

  • Question 206:

    SCENARIO

    Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

    It's just what you were afraid of. Without consulting you, the information technology director at your organization launched a new initiative to encourage employees to use personal devices for conducting business. The initiative made purchasing a new, high-specification laptop computer an attractive option, with discounted laptops paid for as a payroll deduction spread over a year of paychecks. The organization is also paying the sales taxes. It's a great deal, and after a month, more than half the organization's employees have signed on and acquired new laptops. Walking through the facility, you see them happily customizing and comparing notes on their new computers, and at the end of the day, most take their laptops with them, potentially carrying personal data to their homes or other unknown locations. It's enough to give you data- protection nightmares, and you've pointed out to the information technology Director and many others in the organization the potential hazards of this new practice, including the inevitability of eventual data loss or theft.

    Today you have in your office a representative of the organization's marketing department who shares with you, reluctantly, a story with potentially serious consequences. The night before, straight from work, with laptop in hand, he went to the Bull and Horn Pub to play billiards with his friends. A fine night of sport and socializing began, with the laptop "safely" tucked on a bench, beneath his jacket. Later that night, when it was time to depart, he retrieved the jacket, but the laptop was gone. It was not beneath the bench or on another bench nearby. The waitstaff had not seen it. His friends were not playing a joke on him. After a sleepless night, he confirmed it this morning, stopping by the pub to talk to the cleanup crew. They had not found it. The laptop was missing. Stolen, it seems. He looks at you, embarrassed and upset.

    You ask him if the laptop contains any personal data from clients, and, sadly, he nods his head, yes. He believes it contains files on about 100 clients, including names, addresses and governmental identification numbers. He sighs and places his head in his hands in despair.

    From a business standpoint, what is the most productive way to view employee use of personal equipment for work-related tasks?

    A. The use of personal equipment is a cost-effective measure that leads to no greater security risks than are always present in a modern organization.

    B. Any computer or other equipment is company property whenever it is used for company business.

    C. While the company may not own the equipment, it is required to protect the business- related data on any equipment used by its employees.

    D. The use of personal equipment must be reduced as it leads to inevitable security risks.

  • Question 207:

    What is the main purpose of a privacy program audit?

    A. To mitigate the effects of a privacy breach.

    B. To justify a privacy department budget increase.

    C. To make decisions on privacy staff roles and responsibilities.

    D. To ensure the adequacy of data protection procedures.

  • Question 208:

    SCENARIO

    Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

    Henry Home Furnishings has built high-end furniture for nearly forty years. However, the new owner, Anton, has found some degree of disorganization after touring the company headquarters. His uncle Henry had always focused on production ?not data processing ?and Anton is concerned. In several storage rooms, he has found paper files, disks, and old computers that appear to contain the personal data of current and former employees and customers. Anton knows that a single break-in could irrevocably damage the company's relationship with its loyal customers. He intends to set a goal of guaranteed zero loss of personal information.

    To this end, Anton originally planned to place restrictions on who was admitted to the physical premises of the company. However, Kenneth ?his uncle's vice president and longtime confidante ?wants to hold off on Anton's idea in favor of converting any paper records held at the company to electronic storage. Kenneth believes this process would only take one or two years. Anton likes this idea; he envisions a password- protected system that only he and Kenneth can access.

    Anton also plans to divest the company of most of its subsidiaries. Not only will this make his job easier, but it will simplify the management of the stored data. The heads of subsidiaries like the art gallery and kitchenware store down the street will be responsible for their own information management. Then, any unneeded subsidiary data still in Anton's possession can be destroyed within the next few years.

    After learning of a recent security incident, Anton realizes that another crucial step will be notifying customers. Kenneth insists that two lost hard drives in Question are not cause for concern; all of the data was encrypted and not sensitive in nature. Anton does not want to take any chances, however. He intends on sending notice letters to all employees and customers to be safe.

    Anton must also check for compliance with all legislative, regulatory, and market requirements related to privacy protection. Kenneth oversaw the development of the company's online presence about ten years ago, but Anton is not confident about his understanding of recent online marketing laws. Anton is assigning another trusted employee with a law background the task of the compliance assessment. After a thorough analysis, Anton knows the company should be safe for another five years, at which time he can order another check.

    Documentation of this analysis will show auditors due diligence.

    Anton has started down a long road toward improved management of the company, but he knows the effort is worth it. Anton wants his uncle's legacy to continue for many years to come.

    Which of Anton's plans for improving the data management of the company is most unachievable?

    A. His initiative to achieve regulatory compliance.

    B. His intention to transition to electronic storage.

    C. His objective for zero loss of personal information.

    D. His intention to send notice letters to customers and employees.

  • Question 209:

    SCENARIO

    Please use the following to answer the next QUESTION:

    As they company's new chief executive officer, Thomas Goddard wants to be known as a leader in data protection. Goddard recently served as the chief financial officer of Hoopy.com, a pioneer in online video viewing with millions of users around the world. Unfortunately, Hoopy is infamous within privacy protection circles for its ethically Questionable practices, including unauthorized sales of personal data to marketers. Hoopy also was the target of credit card data theft that made headlines around the world, as at least two million credit card numbers were thought to have been pilfered despite the company's claims that "appropriate" data protection safeguards were in place. The scandal affected the company's business as competitors were quick to market an increased level of protection while offering similar entertainment and media content. Within three weeks after the scandal broke, Hoopy founder and CEO Maxwell Martin, Goddard's mentor, was forced to step down.

    Goddard, however, seems to have landed on his feet, securing the CEO position at your company, Medialite, which is just emerging from its start-up phase. He sold the company's board and investors on his vision of Medialite building its brand partly on the basis of industry-leading data protection standards and procedures. He may have been a key part of a lapsed or even rogue organization in matters of privacy but now he claims to be reformed and a true believer in privacy protection. In his first week on the job, he calls you into his office and explains that your primary work responsibility is to bring his vision for privacy to life. But you also detect some reservations. "We want Medialite to have absolutely the highest standards," he says. "In fact, I want us to be able to say that we are the clear industry leader in privacy and data protection. However, I also need to be a responsible steward of the company's finances. So, while I want the best solutions across the board, they also need to be cost effective."

    You are told to report back in a week's time with your recommendations. Charged with this ambiguous mission, you depart the executive suite, already considering your next steps.

    The company has achieved a level of privacy protection that established new best practices for the industry. What is a logical next step to help ensure a high level of protection?

    A. Brainstorm methods for developing an enhanced privacy framework

    B. Develop a strong marketing strategy to communicate the company's privacy practices

    C. Focus on improving the incident response plan in preparation for any breaks in protection

    D. Shift attention to privacy for emerging technologies as the company begins to use them

  • Question 210:

    Which will best assist you in quickly identifying weaknesses in your network and storage?

    A. Running vulnerability scanning tools.

    B. Reviewing your privacy program metrics.

    C. Reviewing your role-based access controls.

    D. Establishing a complaint-monitoring process.

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