Recently a member of a company's research and development team had their BlackBerry device stolen. What can be done to ensure that data on the BlackBerry device is not compromised? (Choose one)

Question

Options

• ADisable Mass Storage mode for this BlackBerry device using an IT Policy
• BEnforce S/MIME for BlackBerry device users on this team
• CEnforce Content Compression on this BlackBerry device
• DEnforce Content Protection on this BlackBerry device
• EEnable Memory Cleaning on this BlackBerry device

• A
  7% (3)
• B
  5% (2)
• C
  15% (6)
• D
  71% (29)
• E
  2% (1)

Explanation

Enforcing Content Protection (D) is correct because it encrypts all data stored on the BlackBerry device using the device password as the encryption key - meaning a thief who lacks the password cannot read any stored contacts, emails, or files.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Disable Mass Storage mode) only prevents the device from appearing as a USB drive when plugged into a computer; it does nothing to protect data if the physical device is in a thief's hands.
• B (S/MIME) secures email messages in transit through signing and encryption, but does not protect data at rest on a stolen device.
• C (Content Compression) reduces the size of data sent between the device and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to save bandwidth - it has no encryption or security benefit for stored data.
• E (Memory Cleaning) wipes sensitive data from RAM when the device is holstered or the backlight turns off, which is a useful feature but only addresses volatile memory, not the full scope of stored data.

Memory tip: Associate "Content Protection" with "data protected by encryption" - whenever the threat is a stolen device, you need encryption of stored data, which is exactly what Content Protection provides.

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