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A technician has been tasked with installing a workstation that will be used for point-of-sale transactions. The point-of-sale system will process credit cards and loyalty cards. Which of the…
The correct answer is D. Disk encryption. The scenario specifically mentions protecting the workstation 'in case of theft,' which means the threat is physical access to the device when it is powered off or removed. Disk encryption (full disk encryption) protects all data on the drive by rendering it unreadable without…
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A technician has been tasked with installing a workstation that will be used for point-of-sale transactions. The point-of-sale system will process credit cards and loyalty cards. Which of the following encryption technologies should be used to secure the workstation in case of theft?
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- AData-in-transit encryption
- BFile encryption
- CUSB drive encryption
- DDisk encryption
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A6% (3)
- B9% (5)
- C2% (1)
- D83% (44)
Explanation
The scenario specifically mentions protecting the workstation 'in case of theft,' which means the threat is physical access to the device when it is powered off or removed. Disk encryption (full disk encryption) protects all data on the drive by rendering it unreadable without the decryption key, even if the drive is removed and placed in another machine. Data-in-transit encryption (A) protects data moving over a network. File encryption (B) only covers specific files, not the entire disk. USB drive encryption (C) protects removable media. Only full disk encryption addresses the theft scenario comprehensively.
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