Which mitigation addresses data security for cloud saves?

Which mitigation addresses data security for cloud saves?

• A. Encryption of saved data (in transit and at rest)
• B. Regularly deleting user accounts
• C. Limiting saves to a single device
• D. Requiring daily login

Answer: (A)

Protecting cloud saves hinges on keeping the saved data unreadable to unauthorized parties both while it travels to the cloud and while it sits in the cloud. Encrypting saved data in transit and at rest ensures confidentiality: in transit encryption (like TLS) shields data as it moves between your device and the cloud, while at rest encryption protects data on the cloud servers even if someone gains access to the storage. With strong encryption and proper key management, someone who intercepts the data or breaches the storage cannot read the saves without the decryption keys. Other mitigations don’t directly guard the actual content stored in the cloud: deleting user accounts doesn’t remove or protect existing saves, limiting to a single device doesn’t secure the data in the cloud, and requiring daily logins addresses authentication rather than encryption of stored data.

Protecting cloud saves hinges on keeping the saved data unreadable to unauthorized parties both while it travels to the cloud and while it sits in the cloud. Encrypting saved data in transit and at rest ensures confidentiality: in transit encryption (like TLS) shields data as it moves between your device and the cloud, while at rest encryption protects data on the cloud servers even if someone gains access to the storage. With strong encryption and proper key management, someone who intercepts the data or breaches the storage cannot read the saves without the decryption keys. Other mitigations don’t directly guard the actual content stored in the cloud: deleting user accounts doesn’t remove or protect existing saves, limiting to a single device doesn’t secure the data in the cloud, and requiring daily logins addresses authentication rather than encryption of stored data.