156-536 · Question #97
Which solution encrypts various types of removable storage media including USB drives, backup hard drives, and SD cards?
The correct answer is C. Media Encryption and Port Protection (MEPP). Media Encryption and Port Protection (MEPP) is the dedicated solution designed specifically to encrypt removable storage media - USB drives, backup hard drives, SD cards - while also controlling which ports those devices can connect to, making it the complete solution for…
Question
Which solution encrypts various types of removable storage media including USB drives, backup hard drives, and SD cards?
Options
- AFull Disk Encryption and File Recovery
- BEndpoint's Media Encryption (ME) Software Capability
- CMedia Encryption and Port Protection (MEPP)
- DFull Recovery with Media Encryption
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A7% (2)
- B4% (1)
- C85% (23)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
Media Encryption and Port Protection (MEPP) is the dedicated solution designed specifically to encrypt removable storage media - USB drives, backup hard drives, SD cards - while also controlling which ports those devices can connect to, making it the complete solution for removable media security.
- A (Full Disk Encryption and File Recovery) is fabricated - no standard product combines those two unrelated functions under that name.
- B (Endpoint's Media Encryption Software Capability) is a plausible-sounding distractor but doesn't reflect a real, named product category; it's intentionally vague.
- D (Full Recovery with Media Encryption) again pairs unrelated concepts (recovery + encryption) into a nonsensical product name.
Memory tip: Think of MEPP as a two-part guard - Media Encryption locks the data on the device, and Port Protection controls which devices can even connect. The pairing of both functions in the name is the giveaway that it's purpose-built for removable media security.
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Nina C.Jun 27, 2026The answer is C, Media Encryption and Port Protection (MEPP), because that solution is specifically designed to encrypt removable storage media such as USB drives, backup hard drives, and SD cards, which is exactly what the question describes. The other options either mix in unrelated concepts like file recovery or do not accurately name a real product capability focused on removable media.
Toby R.Jun 29, 2026MEPP is right but worth noting the question might also be testing whether you recognize that DLP solutions can overlap here, so if you saw an answer option like "endpoint DLP with removable media controls" on the real exam, that could trip you up if you went in only knowing the MEPP name.
Luis F.Jun 25, 2026OK so I actually saw almost this exact question on my 156-536 and I panicked for a second because B looked so tempting since it literally has the words "Media Encryption" in it. The key thing that clicked for me was that MEPP, which is Media Encryption and Port Protection, is the full solution that bundles removable media encryption together with port control, so it covers USB drives, backup drives, SD cards, and also lets you lock down the physical ports themselves. Options A and D are red herrings because Full Disk Encryption is about encrypting the whole hard drive on an endpoint, not removable media you plug in and carry around. When I eliminated those two and really thought about what "port protection" adds on top of straight encryption, C was the only one that made sense as a complete package. I guessed B first, switched to C right before I submitted, and grateful I did because the explanations I found afterward confirmed MEPP is the dedicated Check Point feature for exactly this use case.
Samuel O.Jun 27, 2026MEPP covers all those device types, but do you know why port protection is bundled with encryption in that same solution?
Orla P.Jun 29, 2026Port protection and encryption ride together in that solution because stopping unauthorized physical access is pointless if the data flying over those same ports is sitting in the clear.
Toby R.Jun 27, 2026Saw this one worded almost exactly the same way on the actual exam, and the two fake answers with "Full Disk" in them were easy to rule out since the question is specifically about removable media, not whole-disk encryption. Once you drop those, the choice between B and C comes down to the name itself, and Media Encryption and Port Protection covers both the encryption of the media AND the port control side, which is the fuller solution CheckPoint ships for this use case.
Samuel O.Jun 29, 2026The port control piece is worth underlining because a lot of people overlook that you can have the encryption dialed in perfectly and still lose data if the USB ports themselves are not being managed by the policy.
Orla P.Jun 27, 2026Saw this exact scenario on my 156-536 sitting last year and the trap was option B, because "Media Encryption" is right there in the name and it sounds like it fits, but MEPP is the one that covers the full range of removable media types including USB, backup drives, and SD cards while also handling port control. Once I remembered that ME by itself is the software capability piece and MEPP is the combined solution for physical media plus port management, C clicked immediately.
Nina C.Jun 29, 2026That port control piece is what clinched it for me too, because ME alone still lets the device mount and then tries to enforce encryption on it, whereas MEPP can block the port entirely so an unauthorized drive never gets recognized by the OS in the first place.