CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) — Question 675

A hospital has received reports from multiple patients that their PHI was stolen after completing forms on the hospital's website. Upon investigation, the hospital finds a packet analyzer was used to steal data. Which of the following protocols would prevent this attack from reoccurring?

Answer options

• A. SFTP
• B. HTTPS
• C. FTPS
• D. SRTP

Correct answer: B

Explanation

HTTPS is designed to secure communications over a computer network and encrypts the data transmitted between the user's browser and the web server, making it much harder for packet analyzers to intercept sensitive information. The other protocols, while secure in their own contexts, do not specifically address the need for encryption during web-based transactions like HTTPS does.