IBM Security Discover and Classify Level 2 Quiz - 2023

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Question 1
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Points out of 1.00
A health insurer has a variety of products within its IT security

software portfolio. In order to maintain business context and
accuracy across all of these integration points, timely and
accurate data needs to be fed into the various systems. What
component of IBM Security Discover and Classify (ISDC) is
being continuously updated to allow an accurate depiction of
sensitive data across the environment?
ISDC data catalog 
QRadar
ISDC network adapter
ISDC processing engine
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Question 2
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You're in a client briefing and one of the attendees shares with

you the need to monitor sensitive data in their environment. As
you detail some success stories IBM clients have had with
ISDC, another attendee says, "The dba team does a good job
securing its DB's and performing vulnerability assessments"
What is the best way to respond to this comment?
Seeing as the DBA's are securing the databases everything

looks good
This is an opportunity to sell DB2
Ask about the discovery of unknown sensitive data. 
Unknown or dark data is difficult to protect and manage
There are cheaper solutions in the market which address

security
Question 3
Correct
Points out of 1.00
IBM Security Discover and Classify (ISDC) helps customers

discover and ultimately protect their data more efficiently as
they move their business to the cloud. Which task below is NOT
addressed by ISDC?
Reduces the overall compliance risk to the enterprise by

eliminating dark data
Masking sensitive data 
Centralize protection and visibility across siloed data to

manage data sprawl
Streamlining compliance and audit reporting
Question 4
Incorrect
Points out of 1.00

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Forward-looking companies are embracing change at an

accelerated pace. Part of that change includes digital
transformation and the move to cloud. This inevitably leads to
data chaos and sprawl. Data sprawl has introduced challenges
which include all but one of the following. Which of the
following is NOT a result of data sprawl?
A lack of visibility and control over sensitive data 
Partial redaction of sensitive data
Data silos
Dark Data
Question 5
Incorrect
Points out of 1.00
A client is concerned about unknown data on it's network. As

much as they are trying to reduce this risk with a competitive
discovery solution it is difficult to know where to point the tool
to begin the discovery and classification process. You eagerly
highlight that ISDC is able to intelligently discover data across
its network and not knowing exactly where to search is a
common issue with competing products. What is this limitation
with the competition called?
Full context
Full Coverage
Partial coverage
Point-in-time 
Question 6
Correct
Points out of 1.00

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Data security specialists in charge of compliance need to see

the risk-based data security posture across on-prem and cloud
environments. This will tell them how well the business
compliance initiatives are being supported and allow them to
communicate risk, security trends, and insights to the
leadership team. What type of solution could ISDC send alerts
to, assuming rogue credit cart data was found on the network?
Guardium Encryption
Guardium Vulnerability Assessment
Guardium Data Protection
A SIEM (Security Information Event Management) 
system
Question 7
Correct
Points out of 1.00
A global hospitality chain is facing new challenges as they

expand their operations worldwide. There is an increase in
guest information that is shared across systems. Since the
organization is subject to international data and privacy
regulations, it must know where all guest and employee data is
located at all times. Which security offering can discover and
track data transfer of it's guest information?
IBM Security Guardium Insights
IBM Security Discover and Classify 
IBM Security Guardium Data Protection
IBM Security Guardium Vulnerability Assessment
Question 8
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Points out of 1.00

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A client tells you that they want to run periodic scans on the
company's network to find instances of unsecured sensitive
information. What IBM Security offering do you recommend to
address this need?
IBM Security Discover and Classify 
IBM Security Guardium Insights
IBM Security Guardium Encryption
IBM Security Guardium Data Protection
Question 9
Incorrect
Points out of 1.00
What is the sequence of steps during the ISDC discovery and

classification process?
Monitor network, Scan locations, Update catalog, Protect
Protect , Discover, Modify , Remediate
Monitor Network, Identify Data, Scan Locations,

Consolidate PII, Update Catalog
Discover, Protect, Classify, Protect 
Question 10
Correct
Points out of 1.00
What is the sequence of steps in the traditional fundamental

process of data security?
Extract , Transform , Analyze and Protect
Align, Cleanse, Manage, and Execute
Discover , Protect, Analyze , Respond , Comply 
Discover, Envision, Manage, and Deliver
Question 11
Incorrect
Points out of 1.00

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A CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) wants to implement

better discovery of data controls. The client currently uses
Guardium data protection and uses classification but believes
that ISDC (IBM Security Discover and Classify) is a good way
forward. Which of the following is the most compelling reason
to implement ISDC?
To discover sensitive data 
To leverage more advanced discovery capabilities
As a trusted advisor this is your recommendation
To see fewer people working on the discovery process
Question 12
Correct
Points out of 1.00
Which of the following questions should you ask to uncover IBM

Security Discover and Classify (ISDC) opportunities?
How are you meeting challenges around long-term data

storage requirements for compliance mandates?
What access controls do you have in place to prevent

unauthorized access, theft, or changes?
Do you know when new sensitive data enters your 
network?
How are your database administrators keeping up with

regulatory demands?
Question 13
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Low quality PII (Personally Identifiable Information) data

contributes to the following challenge:
Accurate results
Continuous discovery
Full context
Partial coverage 
Question 14
Incorrect
Points out of 1.00
Competitors have followed traditional approaches for data

discovery. ISDC (IBM Security Discover and Classify) is more
advanced because it:
improves detection accuracy of data source 
vulnerabilities
reduces time spent on preparing for an audit
performs scans on known locations for sensitive data
performs automated continuous discovery
Question 15
Correct
Points out of 1.00
The main use cases of IBM Security Discover and Classify

(ISDC) are based on 3 areas. What are these 3 areas?
Identifying structured, unstructured and unknown data
Discovery, Classsification, Remediation
Privacy, Governance , Security 
CCPA, GDPR, PII
Question 16
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Points out of 1.00

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Which one of the following is NOT a benefit of IBM discovery

and classification?
Address regulations with data catalog and alignment to

data subjects
Discover and classify all your sensitive data in all locations
Rules based policies for accessing sensitive data 
Understand data lineage and business context within your

data
Question 17
Correct
Points out of 1.00
Digital transformation and the shift to what has created a

perfect storm of data complexity?
IBM Discover and Classify
Data silos
Hybrid cloud 
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Question 18
Correct
Points out of 1.00

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Many products that compete with IBM Discover and Classify

offer point in time data discovery. What is the problem with a
point in time approach?
There is no problem, it offers better control
The data results will be stale and not a true reflection of 

the risks in the environment
Point-in-time has a high error rate
It does not work in the cloud
Question 19
Correct
Points out of 1.00
A client mentions that IBM Security Discover and Classify

(ISDC) seems overly complex and they have been managing
security challenges using a custom approach of regex scripts.
They don’t want to hire more people and are wary of new
solutions that require large teams to manage. How would you
respond to this objection?
ISDC requires less headcount and less manual 
processing to achieve more accurate results than

competitors
Suggest that the client continues with it's current solution
ISDC has only been in the market for a short time and IBM
is improving it with each new release
The architecture is only complex if you do not have any

information security and data protection skills
Question 20
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Points out of 1.00

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What kind of framework does IBM recommend when it comes

to understanding and securing complex data environments?
GDPR
COBIT
NIST
Zero Trust 
Question 21
Correct
Points out of 1.00
One of your retail clients implements Guardium Data Protection

(GDP) and uses GDP Classification. Which of the following use
cases does NOT warrant implementing BM Discover and
Classify?
To avoid the challenges of manually addressing false

positives
To classify structured and unstructured data on-prem and

in cloud
To benefit from next gen discovery and classification

techniques
Would like to exploit the power and flexibility of regular 

expressions
Question 22
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Points out of 1.00

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Which of the following is NOT a key differentiator of IBM

Security Discover and Classify (ISDC)?
Based on Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Automated continuous discovery
Closed ecosystem of APIs and technology partnerships 

to restrict collaboration
Continually updated inventory
Question 23
Correct
Points out of 1.00
You are having an initial discovery conversation with a CISO

(Chief Information Security Officer) and want to position the
benefits of IBM Security Discover and Classify (ISDC). Which of
the following questions would you ask to uncover an ISDC
opportunity?
How often do the DBA's change the passwords for the

Employee database?
How are you meeting challenges around long-term data

storage requirements for compliance mandates?
How confident are you in the accuracy of your insights 
into data location and risk?
Is there a rules based access control policy on your

Personally Identifiable data?
Question 24
Correct
Points out of 1.00

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Which of the following is a characteristic of IBM Security

Discover and Classify (ISDC)?
Solutions which result in high rates of error when

discovering personally identifiable data
High false positives
Point in time solutions with data that is likely already stale
One solution to discover data in all locations including 
unknown locations
Question 25
Correct
Points out of 1.00
A client is looking to improve the discovery and classification

process they currently implement. A complaint that comes up is
one of poor data quality and results that are laden with errors.
This places a burden on the data cleansing team who need to
actually focus on their business intelligence and analytics
projects. You highlight the benefits of ISDC, especially in
producing highly accurate results and low error rates. What are
the risks of low accuracy and high error rates?
Frequent updates of the data catalog
Poor data cleansing
Better data cleansing
Inaccurate and poor decision making for the business 

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8/14/23, 3:37 PM IBM Security Discover and Classify Level 2 Quiz: Attempt review

Started on Monday, August 14, 2023, 10:21 AM

Time taken 1 hour 15 mins

Points out of 1.00

A health insurer has a variety of products within its IT security

ISDC data catalog 

ISDC network adapter

ISDC processing engine

Points out of 1.00

You're in a client briefing and one of the attendees shares with

Seeing as the DBA's are securing the databases everything

This is an opportunity to sell DB2

Ask about the discovery of unknown sensitive data. 

Unknown or dark data is difficult to protect and manage

There are cheaper solutions in the market which address

Points out of 1.00

IBM Security Discover and Classify (ISDC) helps customers

Reduces the overall compliance risk to the enterprise by

Masking sensitive data 

Centralize protection and visibility across siloed data to

Streamlining compliance and audit reporting

Points out of 1.00

Forward-looking companies are embracing change at an

A lack of visibility and control over sensitive data 

Partial redaction of sensitive data

Points out of 1.00

A client is concerned about unknown data on it's network. As

Points out of 1.00

Data security specialists in charge of compliance need to see

Guardium Vulnerability Assessment

Guardium Data Protection

A SIEM (Security Information Event Management) 

Points out of 1.00

A global hospitality chain is facing new challenges as they

IBM Security Guardium Insights