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A company owns a public-facing e-commerce website. The company outsources credit card transactions to a payment company. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the payment company?

A.
Data controller
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A.
Data controller
B.
Data custodian
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B.
Data custodian
C.
Data owners
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C.
Data owners
D.
Data processor
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D.
Data processor
Suggested answer: D

Explanation:

A data processor is an organization that processes personal data on behalf of a data controller. In this scenario, the company that owns the e-commerce website is the data controller, as it determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. credit card information). The payment company is a data processor, as it processes personal data on behalf of the e-commerce company (i.e. it processes credit card transactions).

Reference: CompTIA Security+ Study Guide (SY0-601) 7th Edition by Emmett Dulaney, Chuck Easttom

asked 02/10/2024
Carlos Periterra
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