PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Enabling a device login password or PIN, and an inactivity timeout to force (re)login with that
password or PIN after the device is idle for a defined period, is generally considered: -
ANS Essential for any computer.
Secure communications, like those provided by "encrypted" web connections using https or a
virtual private network (VPN), are: - ANS Generally considered essential
Supplemental security software (such as anti-virus [anti-malware]) is: - ANS Generally
considered essential for all desktops and laptops
Secure disposal of a desktop or laptop computer at the end of its service life is: -
ANS Generally considered essential for all computing and storage devices. One should not
assume there is no sensitive personal or organizational data on a device or accessible by it
Enabling encryption of all data on a desktop or laptop computer is generally considered: -
ANS Essential for any computer. Only data on computers that are guaranteed to contain no
sensitive information, or where the physical and technical security of the device is assured, can
safely be left unencrypted
Physical security for fixed location (desktop) computers is - ANS Necessary to consider,
because physical security is always something that must be evaluated. Very few locations are
guaranteed to be secure.
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Enabling a device login password or PIN, and an inactivity timeout to force (re)login with that
password or PIN after the device is idle for a defined period, is generally considered: -
ANS Essential for any computer.
Secure communications, like those provided by "encrypted" web connections using https or a
virtual private network (VPN), are: - ANS Generally considered essential
Supplemental security software (such as anti-virus [anti-malware]) is: - ANS Generally
considered essential for all desktops and laptops
Secure disposal of a desktop or laptop computer at the end of its service life is: -
ANS Generally considered essential for all computing and storage devices. One should not
assume there is no sensitive personal or organizational data on a device or accessible by it
Enabling encryption of all data on a desktop or laptop computer is generally considered: -
ANS Essential for any computer. Only data on computers that are guaranteed to contain no
sensitive information, or where the physical and technical security of the device is assured, can
safely be left unencrypted
Physical security for fixed location (desktop) computers is - ANS Necessary to consider,
because physical security is always something that must be evaluated. Very few locations are
guaranteed to be secure.
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