A good practice is to lock the computer automatically or manually when you are away from the workstation. The company's DPO realizes that this procedure is not being followed by employees. This…

The correct answer is A. Classified as a security vulnerability. This occurrence should be classified as a security vulnerability, as it does not state whether an incident occurred for this reason. However, the failure in this procedure can allow an incident to occur if an unauthorized person has access to the workstation. Vulnerability is…

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Question

A good practice is to lock the computer automatically or manually when you are away from the workstation. The company’s DPO realizes that this procedure is not being followed by employees. This occurrence should be classified in which category?

Options

AClassified as a security vulnerability
BClassified as a security incident
CThere is no specific category.
DClassified as a data breach

How the community answered

(36 responses)

A
92% (33)
B
6% (2)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

This occurrence should be classified as a security vulnerability, as it does not state whether an incident occurred for this reason. However, the failure in this procedure can allow an incident to occur if an unauthorized person has access to the workstation. Vulnerability is the means by which an attack can cause an information security incident.

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