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SY0-501 · Question #58
A portable data storage device has been determined to have malicious firmware. Which of the following is the BEST course of action to ensure data confidentiality?
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Submitted by hans_de· Mar 4, 2026Security operations
Question
A portable data storage device has been determined to have malicious firmware. Which of the following is the BEST course of action to ensure data confidentiality?
Options
- AFormat the device
- BRe-image the device
- CPerform virus scan in the device
- DPhysically destroy the device
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#malicious firmware#data confidentiality#removable media#device sanitization