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A technician is setting up a new laptop for an employee who travels. Which of the following is the BEST security practice for this scenario?
The correct answer is C. Hard drive encryption. Traveling employees face a significantly elevated risk of physical device theft or loss. Hard drive encryption (such as BitLocker on Windows) protects all data on the drive even if the laptop is stolen - without the encryption key, the data is unreadable even if the drive is…
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A technician is setting up a new laptop for an employee who travels. Which of the following is the BEST security practice for this scenario?
Options
- APIN-based login
- BQuarterly password changes
- CHard drive encryption
- DA physical laptop lock
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A13% (6)
- B7% (3)
- C76% (35)
- D4% (2)
Explanation
Traveling employees face a significantly elevated risk of physical device theft or loss. Hard drive encryption (such as BitLocker on Windows) protects all data on the drive even if the laptop is stolen - without the encryption key, the data is unreadable even if the drive is removed and connected to another computer. A PIN-based login (A) can be bypassed by booting from external media or removing the drive. Quarterly password changes (B) do nothing to protect data on a physically stolen device. A physical laptop lock (D) helps prevent theft in fixed locations but offers no data protection if the device is taken. Encryption directly addresses the risk of data exposure from a lost or stolen device.
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