CCSP · Question #155
What is the risk to the organization posed by dashboards that display data discovery results?
The correct answer is B. Flawed management decisions based on massaged displays. The question identifies the primary risk to an organization from dashboards displaying data discovery results.
Question
What is the risk to the organization posed by dashboards that display data discovery results?
Options
- AIncreased chance of external penetration
- BFlawed management decisions based on massaged displays
- CHigher likelihood of inadvertent disclosure
- DRaised incidence of physical theft
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A3% (1)
- B89% (34)
- C3% (1)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
The question identifies the primary risk to an organization from dashboards displaying data discovery results.
While data discovery results might be sensitive, the act of displaying them on a dashboard doesn't inherently increase the chance of external penetration more than the underlying systems.
Dashboards that are poorly designed, overly simplified, or deliberately manipulated ('massaged') can present a misleading view of data discovery results, leading management to make flawed or incorrect strategic and operational decisions based on misrepresented information.
Inadvertent disclosure is a risk of data handling, but a secured dashboard doesn't inherently create a higher likelihood compared to underlying data sources.
Physical theft is a risk to physical assets, not directly posed by a software interface like a dashboard displaying data discovery results.
Concept tested: Risks of data visualization/dashboards
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