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Difficulty: MediumData Privacy and Compliance Regulations

An IT technician at a community college is configuring network file share permissions for folders containing student academic transcripts, enrollment histories, and GPA reports. The technician must ensure that access is restricted in compliance with federal regulations governing student educational record confidentiality. Which regulation directly mandates these specific data privacy controls?

  1. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)Answer
  2. B
    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  3. C
    Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)
  4. D
    General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Answer

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) dictates privacy requirements for student educational records held by educational institutions receiving federal funding.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the data type described in the scenario
The data consists of student transcripts, GPA reports, and academic records maintained by an educational institution.
Determining the data type is required to select the matching compliance standard.
2
Map the data type to its corresponding regulatory framework
Student educational records fall under the scope of FERPA.
FERPA specifically regulates access to and disclosure of student educational records.

Key Concept

Compliance framework scopes (FERPA vs. HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR)
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