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An organization monitors the hard disks of its employees' computers from time to time. Which policy does this pertain to?

The correct answer is A. Privacy policy. A privacy policy defines the organization's rights and practices regarding the monitoring, collection, and use of employee data, including inspection of hard disks.

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Question

An organization monitors the hard disks of its employees' computers from time to time. Which policy does this pertain to?

Options

  • APrivacy policy
  • BBackup policy
  • CUser password policy
  • DNetwork security policy

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    83% (33)
  • B
    10% (4)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    5% (2)

Why each option

A privacy policy defines the organization's rights and practices regarding the monitoring, collection, and use of employee data, including inspection of hard disks.

APrivacy policyCorrect

A privacy policy governs what personal and professional data an organization may access, monitor, or store, including hard disk contents on company-owned equipment. It sets employee expectations about whether they have any right to privacy on organizational systems and establishes the legal and procedural basis for monitoring activities.

BBackup policy

A backup policy defines procedures and schedules for copying data to ensure recovery from loss, not for monitoring or inspecting employee storage.

CUser password policy

A user password policy establishes requirements for password length, complexity, and rotation, and does not address disk monitoring.

DNetwork security policy

A network security policy addresses controls and rules for network infrastructure and traffic, not the inspection of local employee hard disk content.

Concept tested: Organizational privacy policy scope covering employee monitoring

Source: https://www.nist.gov/privacy-framework

Topics

#privacy policy#employee monitoring#acceptable use#governance

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