Free CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

Your company has issued laptops to its employees for remote work. During a routine security audit, you identify that these laptops come with pre-installed software from the manufacturer that is not being used by the employees. What concerns should you have regarding this software from a security perspective?

  • The software could be useful for productivity, hence poses no significant risk.

  • This software may contain vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers because they often go unmanaged and unpatched.

  • The employees may use this software regularly, which could lead to potential data leaks.

  • This software can take up disk space, but it does not pose any security concerns.

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CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 / 
Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations
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