shieldCISSP Practice Domain 2 — Asset Security Q57 of 120

Which is the BEST way to protect data in use against memory-scraping attacks?

A CISSP practice question covering Domain 2: Asset Security. Try answering before reading the explanation below.

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A
Disk encryption
B
TLS in transit
C
Trusted execution environments / enclaves (TEE/SGX)
✓ Correct answer
D
Strong passwords
Why "Trusted execution environments / enclaves (TEE/SGX)" is the right answer

TEEs (Intel SGX, AMD SEV, ARM TrustZone) keep data encrypted even in RAM, isolating from the host OS. Disk encryption protects at rest; TLS protects in transit. Passwords are unrelated.

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