shieldCISSP Practice Domain 4 — Communication and Network Security Q81 of 120

Which SD-WAN benefit is specifically useful for compliance with regional data residency requirements?

A CISSP practice question covering Domain 4: Communication and Network Security. Try answering before reading the explanation below.

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A
Higher bandwidth
B
Application-aware routing that can keep traffic within specific regions
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C
Lower hardware cost
D
Better cabling
Why "Application-aware routing that can keep traffic within specific regions" is the right answer

SD-WAN can pin certain application flows to specific paths/regions, supporting data-residency rules (e.g., EU data stays in EU). Bandwidth and cost are general SD-WAN benefits but not specific to compliance. Cabling is unrelated.

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