Databricks Data Engineer Associate Question 472
Single answerA data engineering team is tasked with ensuring that sensitive customer data, such as personally identifiable information (PII), is protected and only accessible to authorized users. Which area of data governance should they focus on to address this requirement?
- A
Data Quality
- B
Data Security
- C
Data Lineage
- D
Data Cataloging
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The scenario requires the protection of sensitive customer data and ensuring access control for authorized users. This is a key responsibility of the 'Data Security' area of data governance, which focuses on safeguarding sensitive information and preventing unauthorized access.
- A. Incorrect.
Data Quality focuses on ensuring that the data is accurate, complete, and reliable but does not specifically address access control or protection of sensitive information.
- B. Correct.
Data Security involves protecting sensitive data from unauthorized access and ensuring that only authorized users can access it, which directly addresses the requirement in the scenario.
- C. Incorrect.
Data Lineage is about tracking the data's origin, transformations, and flow through systems, which is important for traceability but not relevant to securing sensitive data.
- D. Incorrect.
Data Cataloging is about organizing and indexing data to make it discoverable and accessible but does not handle the protection of sensitive data.