A Portable Data Storage Device Has Been Determined to Have

question 178

Multiple Choice

A portable data storage device has been determined to have malicious firmware. Which of the following is the BEST course of action to ensure data confidentiality?

• A) Format the device
• B) Re-image the device
• C) Perform virus scan in the device
• D) Physically destroy the device

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.

Recency Effect

The tendency to recall the last items in a sequence more readily than those in the middle.

Sensory Decay

The decline in the ability of a sensory system to detect or accurately interpret information over time or due to external factors.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory for experiences that occurred shortly before a loss of consciousness.