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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an organization frequently travels with sensitive data on a laptop and is concerned the data could be compromised if the laptop is lost or stolen. Which of the…
The correct answer is B. Encrypt the hard drive on the laptop. Full disk encryption (e.g., BitLocker) is the best protection for a lost or stolen laptop because it renders all data on the drive completely unreadable without the decryption key - even if the drive is physically removed and placed in another machine. A strong password (A) can…
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an organization frequently travels with sensitive data on a laptop and is concerned the data could be compromised if the laptop is lost or stolen. Which of the following should the technician recommend to BEST ensure the data is not compromised if the laptop is lost or stolen?
Options
- AImplement strong password policies.
- BEncrypt the hard drive on the laptop.
- CSet up a BIOS password on the laptop.
- DEnable multifactor authentication on the laptop.
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A5% (1)
- B71% (15)
- C14% (3)
- D10% (2)
Explanation
Full disk encryption (e.g., BitLocker) is the best protection for a lost or stolen laptop because it renders all data on the drive completely unreadable without the decryption key - even if the drive is physically removed and placed in another machine. A strong password (A) can be bypassed by booting from external media. A BIOS password (C) can be circumvented by removing the CMOS battery or resetting the BIOS. Multifactor authentication (D) helps with login access but does not protect the raw data on the disk if it is physically extracted.
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