CAF-3 · Chapter 15 · Question 8 of 15
An employee working remotely from a coffee shop uses a public Wi-Fi network to access the company's highly sensitive internal ERP system. To prevent hackers on the same network from intercepting this communication, the employee must use:
Test yourself: pick an answer
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A) A Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Explanation
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) creates a secure, encrypted tunnel between the user's device and the corporate network, protecting data from interception on unsecured public networks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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