FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS COMPUTER SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about encryption?
A
It is a type of physical countermeasure.
B
It makes data unreadable
C
It requires a key
D
It can be done on both transmitted data and stored data
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Physical security countermeasures are measures used to counter specific threats to an asset. A countermeasure is either requirement based or cost-benefit analysis based. A General Service Administration (GSA)-approved security container is an example of a requirement base countermeasure.

Detailed explanation-2: -These three categories are proactive countermeasures, dynamic countermeasures and reactive countermeasures.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is not considering the adequate measure for physical security? Explanation: Keeping confidential files left open in the desk is not an adequate way of maintaining physical security; as anyone can pick these up and perform physical hacking.

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