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30 Dec 2021, 06:30
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Question 1
A
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
75%
(hard)
Question Stats:
28% (02:25) correct
72%
(02:20) wrong
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Question 2
B
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
5%
(low)
Question Stats:
85% (00:28) correct 15%
(00:24) wrong
based on 237
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Question 3
D
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
85%
(hard)
Question Stats:
30% (01:00) correct 70%
(01:02) wrong
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The consequences that follow from the theft of valuable data cannot be over-estimated. Financial loss from fraud is perhaps the most obvious, but equally damaging can be the consequent loss of customer confidence. It is no wonder that information security has become a top business priority. Most people perceive the threat to be an external one, and most security products highlight the threat as originating externally, from the internet, viruses and spyware. But the threat is just as likely to come from within an organization.The criminal or malicious employee is in the perfect position to know what information is of most value and they are very well-placed to steal it. If that data includes customer credit card details or employee and personnel information, then there are criminal gangs willing to pay a great deal of money for it.
The security headache increases greatly when the widespread practice of mobile working is taken into consideration. Increasingly, staff work from a variety of locations, including home, and bring laptops to and from the corporate network. While away, the device can be connected to any number of insecure and unsafe systems and become compromised. The security risk arises on its return and reconnection to the corporate network. Employees on the move further add to the risk of data theft when, as inevitably happens, a laptop is left on a train or stolen along with all the sensitive data contained within it.
The security headache increases greatly when the widespread practice of mobile working is taken into consideration. Increasingly, staff work from a variety of locations, including home, and bring laptops to and from the corporate network. While away, the device can be connected to any number of insecure and unsafe systems and become compromised. The security risk arises on its return and reconnection to the corporate network. Employees on the move further add to the risk of data theft when, as inevitably happens, a laptop is left on a train or stolen along with all the sensitive data contained within it.
1. Which of the following statements best expresses the general theme of the passage?
A. There are many information security issues facing organizations.
B. There is no such thing as a secure network and the internal threat is potentially greatest.
C. The theft of sensitive data can cause a loss of confidence as well as a financial loss.
D. Information security has become a top priority for businesses.
E. Organizations face unprecedented challenges to the security of their commercial data.
A. There are many information security issues facing organizations.
B. There is no such thing as a secure network and the internal threat is potentially greatest.
C. The theft of sensitive data can cause a loss of confidence as well as a financial loss.
D. Information security has become a top priority for businesses.
E. Organizations face unprecedented challenges to the security of their commercial data.
2. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A. laptops
B. hackers
C. Internet
D. viruses
E. mobile working
A. laptops
B. hackers
C. Internet
D. viruses
E. mobile working
3. Which of the following facts can best be inferred from the passage?
A. The criminals are becoming more determined.
B. The criminal employee is in the perfect position to know what information is of most value.
C. Many companies are switching to systems that use encryption.
D. Information theft by insiders is as common as theft from external threats.
E. Loss of customer confidence is potentially as damaging as financial loss through fraud.
A. The criminals are becoming more determined.
B. The criminal employee is in the perfect position to know what information is of most value.
C. Many companies are switching to systems that use encryption.
D. Information theft by insiders is as common as theft from external threats.
E. Loss of customer confidence is potentially as damaging as financial loss through fraud.
Source: How to pass the GMAT
02 Jan 2022, 11:46
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in Q3, can someone pls explain why D and not E?
I inferred E from here 'Financial loss from fraud is perhaps the most obvious, but equally damaging can be the consequent loss of customer confidence.'
I inferred E from here 'Financial loss from fraud is perhaps the most obvious, but equally damaging can be the consequent loss of customer confidence.'
