Exam CIPM topic 1 question 64 discussion

B. This may well be immaterial and unrelated.

B. The number of privacy rights requests that have been exercised. In the context of an organization that has just experienced a data breach, the least relevant metric for a company's privacy and governance team would likely be the number of privacy rights requests that have been exercised. This metric pertains more to the ongoing management of data subject rights under privacy laws (such as GDPR or CCPA) rather than the immediate response and mitigation efforts following a data breach. The other metrics directly relate to the organization's security posture and preparedness, which are more critical in addressing the aftermath of a breach.

A, C, and D provide metrics providing clues as to where gaps contributing to the breach may be identified. B doesn't.

The number of security patches applied to company devices might be the least relevant metric for a company’s privacy and governance team after a data breach. While security patches are important for preventing future breaches, they do not directly measure the impact or response of the current breach. The other metrics are more relevant for assessing how the company handled the breach, such as how it complied with the privacy rights of affected individuals, how it evaluated the privacy risks of its systems, and how it trained its employees on data awareness.

should be A

Should be B

While privacy rights requests (like data access or deletion requests) are important indicators of how an organization is responding to data subject rights, they do not directly address the factors leading to or mitigating a data breach. The other metrics listed pertain more directly to preventative measures or understanding vulnerabilities.

Governance, risk, and compliance tools (GRC) is an umbrella term whose scope touches the privacy office, as well as other departments, including HR, IT, compliance, and the C-suite. But A is the answer

A is correct. Vulnerabilities tracking should be a cyber security responsibilities.