On March 3,2008,a laptop computer belonging to Folding Squid Technology was stolen from the trunk of Jiao Jan's car while he was attending a conference in Cleveland,Ohio.After reporting the theft,Jiao considered the implications of the theft for the company's network security and concluded there was nothing to worry about because
A) the computer was protected by a password.
B) the computer was insured against theft.
C) it was unlikely that the thief would know how to access the company data stored on the computer.
D) the data stored on the computer was encrypted.

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The best choice is D because encrypting the data stored on the stolen computer would make it much harder for anyone to access the company's sensitive data. Even if the thief knew how to access the computer, they would not be able to read the encrypted data unless they had the decryption key. Options A and B do not provide any protection against data theft, and option C is too optimistic as it is often possible to gain access to password-protected computers.

On March 3,2008,a Laptop Computer Belonging to Folding Squid Technology