Several bins are located throughout a building for secure disposal of sensitive information. Which of the following does this prevent?

The correct answer is A. Dumpster diving. Dumpster diving is a physical attack technique where an attacker searches through an organization's trash or recycling to find sensitive information such as documents, printouts, notes, or storage media. Placing secure disposal bins (shredder bins, locked bins) throughout the…

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ADumpster diving
BWar driving
CTailgating
DWar chalking

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A
86% (19)
B
5% (1)
C
9% (2)

Explanation

Dumpster diving is a physical attack technique where an attacker searches through an organization's trash or recycling to find sensitive information such as documents, printouts, notes, or storage media. Placing secure disposal bins (shredder bins, locked bins) throughout the building ensures that sensitive materials are destroyed or secured before disposal, preventing dumpster diving. War driving involves scanning for unsecured Wi-Fi networks from a moving vehicle. Tailgating (piggybacking) is following an authorized person through a secure door without authentication. War chalking is the practice of marking public areas to indicate the presence of open Wi-Fi networks. None of these are related to document disposal.

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