An organization must store confidential items on-site to satisfy mandatory compliance rules. Which measure is best to ensure these remain safe from unauthorized attempts?
A portable software-based vault stored on general-purpose systems
Dedicated hardware that prevents direct manipulation by unauthorized users
Individual containers residing on employee devices for quick local access
A shared network folder that is protected by a single passcode
Dedicated hardware that resists direct manipulation provides a specialized environment for protecting sensitive data. Software-based storage can be more accessible to adversaries when infrastructure is compromised, while spreading sensitive data across devices without a central protective layer may lead to a breach at individual endpoints. Storing them in a location that has a single passcode is also too easily bypassed.
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