Which of the following vulnerabilities would have the GREATEST impact on the privacy of information?
Which of the following vulnerabilities would have the GREATEST impact on the privacy of information?
The exposure of a private key would severely compromise the privacy of information. Private keys are used to decrypt sensitive data, and if exposed, anyone with access to the private key could decrypt and access the protected information. This presents a much greater risk to privacy compared to poor patch management, lack of password complexity, or out-of-date antivirus signatures, as those issues do not provide direct access to decrypt sensitive information.
A. Private key exposure