Jim’s company regularly performs backups of their critical servers. But the company cannot afford to send backup tapes to an off-site vendor for long-term storage and archiving. Instead, Jim’s company keeps the backup tapes in a safe in the office. Jim’s company is audited each year, and the results from this year’s audit show a risk because backup tapes are not stored off-site.
The Manager of Information Technology has a plan to take the backup tapes home with him and wants to know what two things he can do to secure the backup tapes while in transit?
A . Encrypt the backup tapes and transport them in a lock box.
B . Degauss the backup tapes and transport them in a lock box.
C . Hash the backup tapes and transport them in a lock box.
D . Encrypt the backup tapes and use a courier to transport them.
Answer: A