An administrator has concerns regarding the traveling sales team who works primarily from smart phones. Given the sensitive nature of their work, which of the
following would BEST prevent access to the data in case of loss or theft?
A.
Enable screensaver locks when the phones are not in use to prevent unauthorized access
B.
Configure the smart phones so that the stored data can be destroyed from a centralized location
C.
Configure the smart phones so that all data is saved to removable media and kept separate from the device
D.
Enable GPS tracking on all smart phones so that they can be quickly located and recovered
lost or theft? you need to wipe the data. You use screensaver when the smartphone left unattended.
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I agree
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Lake
January 7, 2017 at 9:48 pm
My first pick is choice B. However, think about the term “BEST” answer, then choice A is correct. Let me explain:
1) From the time the user found out he/she lost the phone, then contact the company IT department. The IT department wipe the data remotely (assume this feature is enabled and working). We are talking about at least few hours to even one or two days. The thief has enough time to steal the data if the phone has no screensaver lock.
2) In addition, if the screensaver lock is very strong and the thief is not able to steal the data, then remote wipe is simply an extra protection. It is NOT the first defense.
Therefore, choice A is the BEST answer
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Don’t assume “The IT department wipe the data remotely”
I can assume that the user is already implementing the screen saver option, and I want to protect for the long term.
B would be the best answer.
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Plus the term “ScreenSaver Lock” is for computers that we set it for the company’s policy. The term “Screen Lock” is for phones buddy
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Agree with VKE. Also if the phone is stolen and put in to airplane mode then remote wipe won’t work. Same goes for turning the phone off and connecting it to a computer.
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