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Protecting
Your Portables > Quiz
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The correct answers,
and explanations for why we believe them to be correct, are
provided here.
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1.
Which of these statements about portable devices is/are correct?
A.
They tend to be more vulnerable to accidental loss and damage,
because they are used outside secure office environments.
B.
They tend to be more vulnerable to theft, because they are
used in more insecure places and are easy to carry off.
C.
Many of them now have large data-storage capacities, making
their loss or theft a potentially large security risk.
D. Many of them now have security features built
in, which should be used when available.
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2.
What about physical security for a portable device? Which
of these is/are correct?
A.
The single most important protection for a portable is keeping
it in a secure physical space whenever possible.
B.
You can usually assume that physical security in your office
environment is good enough.
C.
When transported, if you can't keep it near you a portable
should be locked up.
D.
When transported, a carrying case that disguises what's inside
can be a good idea.
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3.
Which of these are useful for preventing theft?
A.
Cable locks.
B.
Motion detector alarms.
C.
Tamper-proof labelling.
D.
Magic anti-theft pyramid.
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4. What about preventing access to the data
on a portable? Which of these is/are correct?
A. When available, password-protected access
features should be used when a device contains sensitive data.
B. When available, encryption features should
be used when a device contains sensitive data.
C. When available, tracking and "remote-destruct"
features should be used when a device contains sensitive data.
D. Reducing the amount of sensitive data stored
on a portable is also a way to reduce risk.
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5. What about backup copies of data on the portable?
W hich of these is/are correct?
A. The only true insurance for your data is having backup copies,
whether created by you or some "automatic" process
handled by others.
B.
Most portables automatically make backup copies of data, so
you do not need to worry about this yourself.
C.
It is generally considered safe to keep your backup copies
in the same location as your portable.
D.
Backup copies require security, just like the "originals"
stored on the computer.
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6. Regarding "communications security,"
which of these is/are correct?
A. If a portable uses Wi-Fi/Airport/802.11 that wireless
connection should be configured to be secure.
B. If a portable uses Bluetooth, that wireless connection
should be configured to be secure.
C. If a portable is used to access particularly sensitive
data, the use of secure end-to-end communications via a Virtual
Private Network (VPN) should be considered.
D. Most portable devices have operating systems that automatically
secure wireless communications, so no intervention is required.
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7. What about when a portable is ready to be
"retired"? Which of these is/are correct?
A. It is critical to assure that the portable is cleaned
of all sensitive data before it is "recycled."
B. Deletion of all files is sufficient to clean hard drives
and removable storage media.
C. Deletion and reformatting is sufficient to clean hard
drives and all removable storage media.
D. Deletion, and multiple over-writing is sufficient to clean
hard drives and all removable storage media.
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8.What does Ben Franklin have to do with portable
computers?
A. He invented them.
B. He wrote the first draft of the Declaration
of Independence on one, before turning the editing over to
Thomas Jefferson.
C. The company he founded in 1779 is now one
of the world's largest manufacturers of portable computers.
D. His picture appears on the US $100 paper
currency, and provides the "Ben Franklin Test" standard
for where you should leave your portable unattended.
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