A company has begun labeling all laptops with asset inventory stickers and associating them with employee IDs. Which of the following security benefits do these actions provide? (Choose two.)
A.
If a security incident occurs on the device, the correct employee can be notified.
B.
The security team will be able to send user awareness training to the appropriate device.
C.
Users can be mapped to their devices when configuring software MFA tokens.
D.
User-based firewall policies can be correctly targeted to the appropriate laptops.
E.
When conducting penetration testing, the security team will be able to target the desired laptops.
F.
Company data can be accounted for when the employee leaves the organization.
AC
A. If a security incident occurs on the device, the correct employee can be notified.
By associating devices with specific employees, the security team can quickly identify and notify the responsible employee in the event of a security incident. This helps in timely incident response and remediation.
C. Users can be mapped to their devices when configuring software MFA tokens.
Associating devices with employee IDs allows for accurate mapping of users to their devices. This is particularly important when setting up and managing multi-factor authentication (MFA) tokens, ensuring they are configured for the correct devices and users.
The answer is not A and F because of the specific nature of the security benefits related to inventory stickers and employee IDs. Let's break down why:
A. If a security incident occurs on the device, the correct employee can be notified.
This option makes sense as a benefit because labeling and associating devices with employee IDs allow for the effective tracking and notification of the relevant employee in case of a security incident on their device.
F. Company data can be accounted for when the employee leaves the organization.
While this seems relevant, the actual process of accounting for company data when an employee leaves is broader and involves policy and process beyond simply labeling a device. Although asset tracking helps with inventory management, the label itself doesn't directly manage or account for the data on the device when an employee departs.
Instead, the more direct security benefits from labeling devices would be:
C. Users can be mapped to their devices when configuring software MFA tokens.
Every one agrees A:
I say F because when employees leave the company, their assigned device can be tracked, retrieved, and properly wiped to ensure company data is not lost or leaked.
Most MFAs are configured per user not per device.
It should be A and F, although option A isn't 100% realistic. Why? The question mentioned only that they are adding asset stickers, but simply having a sticker doesn't mean that the asset ID matches with the computer name
A. If a security incident occurs on the device, the correct employee can be notified.
Asset inventory stickers and association with employee IDs help identify the user responsible for a device, making it possible to notify them if a security incident occurs.
C. Users can be mapped to their devices when configuring software MFA tokens.
Associating devices with employee IDs ensures that software Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) tokens can be correctly configured for the right user on the right device.
AC, I think everyone can agree with A. I’m choosing C over F because when they had us set up MFA pins at work they said it was more secure than passwords because it validated our device to our identity and the pin would only work on our specific laptops
F. Company data can be accounted for when the employee leaves the organization.: While asset tracking helps manage hardware, accounting for data is a broader process involving data access and permissions, not just inventory stickers.
Explanation:
A. If a security incident occurs on the device, the correct employee can be notified:
C. Users can be mapped to their devices when configuring software MFA tokens:
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) tokens are often linked to specific devices. By mapping employee IDs to laptops, administrators can ensure MFA configurations are correctly associated with the right users and their devices.
Why not the F?
F. Company data can be accounted for when the employee leaves the organization:
While asset tagging helps track physical assets, it does not inherently account for company data stored on those devices.
A. If a security incident occurs on the device, the correct employee can be notified.
F. Company data can be accounted for when the employee leaves the organization.
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