CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 – Question006

An audit identified PII being utilized in the development environment of a critical application. The Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) is adamant that this data must be removed; however, the developers are concerned that without real data they cannot perform functionality tests and search for specific data. Which of the following should a security professional implement to BEST satisfy both the CPO's and the development team's requirements?


A.
Data anonymization
B. Data encryption
C. Data masking
D. Data tokenization

Correct Answer: C

Explanation: