A technician has been tasked with installing a workstation that will be used for point-of-sale transactions. The point-of-sale system will process credit cards and loyalty cards. Which of the following encryption technologies should be used to secure the workstation in case of theft?
For securing the workstation in case of theft, disk encryption is the most effective method. Disk encryption encrypts the entire disk, rendering all data on the disk inaccessible without the proper decryption key. This means that if the workstation is stolen, the thief will not be able to access any sensitive information, such as credit card and loyalty card data processed by the point-of-sale system. Other options like data-in-transit encryption, file encryption, or USB drive encryption do not provide comprehensive protection for all the data stored on the workstation.
-it mentions "in case of theft" so not data in transit ( that would be data moving during a transaction) -It says its a workstation, so no USB drive involved most likely a regular HDD -why only encrypt certain files when you can encrypt the whole drive and deny access to everything in case of theft.
D is the most logical
It is a point of sale transaction system but all the transactions are saved on the local HDD for day to day reports generations, so it means sensitive data is still there on the hard drive with credit card and other sensitive information. in case of theft, this data can be retrieved and used illegally. Full disk encryption can avoid this possibility.
Can someone explain why it is D?
because we securing the whole workstation in case of thief simple.....