Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert (CCTE) — Question 7

The CEO of the company uses the latest Check Point Endpoint client on his laptop. All capabilities are enabled and FDE has been applied. The CEO is on a business trip and remembers that he needs to send some important emails, so he is forced to boot up his laptop in a public area. However, he suddenly needs to leave and forgets to lock or shut down his computer. The laptop remains unattended. Is the CEO’s data secured?

Answer options

• A. The data is not secured. The laptop was left unlocked in the email client window. Everyone who accesses the laptop, before it automatic locks, has access to all data.
• B. The laptop is not secure because anyone in the local connected Wi-Fi can access the CEOs corporate data.
• C. The laptop is totally secure since the Endpoint client will automatically detect the emergency and has set the OS in hibernate mode.
• D. The laptop is using the latest technology for Full Disk encryption. Anyone who finds the laptop can’t access its data due to the data encryption used.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because the laptop was left unlocked, allowing anyone who accesses it to view the data in the email client before it automatically locks. Option B is incorrect as being on a public Wi-Fi does not inherently grant access to the data on the laptop. Option C is wrong because the Endpoint client does not automatically hibernate the OS in this scenario. Option D is misleading since, without locking the laptop, data remains exposed despite Full Disk Encryption.