A security administrator wants to deploy security controls to mitigate the threat of company employees’
personal information being captured online. Which of the following would BEST serve this purpose?

A.
Anti-spyware

B.
Antivirus

C.
Host-based firewall

D.
Web content filter

Explanation:
Spyware monitors a user’s activity and uses network protocols to reports it to a third party without the
user’s knowledge. This is usually accomplished using a tracking cookie.
Incorrect Answers:
B: Antivirus software is used to protect systems against viruses, which are a form of malicious code
designed to spread from one system to another, consuming network resources. Computer viruses do not
capture user information.
C: A host-based firewall is installed on a client system and is used to protect the client system from the
activities of the user as well as from communication from the network or Internet.
D: Web content filtering is a form of content inspection in which the content of a web page is inspected
against a blacklist of unwanted terms. This would not prevent user information being captured online.

Dulaney, Emmett and Chuck Eastton, CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, 6th Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis,
2014, pp. 161-162, 300
Stewart, James Michael, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014, pp. 19, 246