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SY0-701 · Question #1081
The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) requires that new servers include hardware-level memory encryption. Which of the following data states does the CISO want to protect?
The correct answer is A. Data in use. Hardware-level memory encryption protects data while it is actively being processed and stored in system memory, which corresponds to protecting data in use.
Submitted by devops_kid· Mar 6, 2026General security concepts
Question
The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) requires that new servers include hardware-level memory encryption. Which of the following data states does the CISO want to protect?
Options
- AData in use
- BData at rest
- CData in transit
- DData sovereignty
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A86% (38)
- B7% (3)
- C5% (2)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
Hardware-level memory encryption protects data while it is actively being processed and stored in system memory, which corresponds to protecting data in use.
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