While working at your new office job, you notice that a coworker has stuck a note with their username and password on the monitor of a shared computer. This computer has sensitive company software installed on it. What should you do to enforce good security practices and protect the confidential information on the company software?
Remove the note and dispose of it to keep the password secret.
Report the incident to the IT department or supervisor.
Use the credentials to check if they are working, then report it if they are.
The correct answer is to report the incident to the IT department or supervisor because leaving login credentials exposed increases the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive company information. The IT department or supervisor can remind the coworker of the security policies and take steps to ensure such behavior is not repeated, thus maintaining a secure working environment. Ignoring the issue, using the credentials, or simply throwing the note away are all inappropriate responses that either fail to address the root cause or constitute unauthorized actions themselves.
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