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SY0-501 · Question #44

The security administrator receives an email on a non-company account from a coworker stating that some reports are not exporting correctly. Attached to the email was an example report file with sever

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Submitted by alyssa_d· Mar 4, 2026Security operations

Question

The security administrator receives an email on a non-company account from a coworker stating that some reports are not exporting correctly. Attached to the email was an example report file with several customers' names and credit card numbers with the PIN. Which of the following is the BEST technical controls that will help mitigate this risk of disclosing sensitive data?

Options

  • AConfigure the mail server to require TLS connections for every email to ensure all transport
  • BCreate a user training program to identify the correct use of email and perform regular audits
  • CImplement a DLP solution on the email gateway to scan email and remove sensitive data or
  • DClassify all data according to its sensitivity and inform the users of data that is prohibited to

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#DLP#data loss prevention#email security#sensitive data protection
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