A European company deploys smart meters that collect household energy usage data. The data is considered personal data under GDPR. The company wants to ensure the IoT deployment complies with GDPR requirements. Which practice is most directly required by GDPR?

Use only open-source firmware to ensure transparency.

Implement appropriate technical measures to protect personal data, such as encryption and access controls, and ensure a legal basis for processing.

Store all data in the same EU country where the meters are located.

Keep all personal data on the smart meter and never transmit it to a central server.

Which of the following is a physical security control to prevent tampering with IoT devices?

Placing devices in open, accessible areas

A utility company installs smart meters on the exterior of residential buildings. The meters have exposed debug ports and are accessible to the public. Which physical security control is MOST effective to prevent tampering with the meters?

Monitor the meters' network traffic for anomalies.

Set strong passwords on the meters' web interfaces.

Enclose the meters in tamper-evident, lockable enclosures and disable the debug ports.

Place the meters on a separate VLAN with strict firewall rules.

Why is physical security important for IoT devices?

To improve wireless signal strength

To increase the device's processing speed

To prevent unauthorized physical access that could lead to device compromise

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A European company deploys smart meters that collect household energy usage data. The data is considered personal data under GDPR. The company wants to ensure the IoT deployment complies with GDPR requirements. Which practice is most directly required by GDPR?
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Which of the following is a physical security control to prevent tampering with IoT devices?
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A utility company installs smart meters on the exterior of residential buildings. The meters have exposed debug ports and are accessible to the public. Which physical security control is MOST effective to prevent tampering with the meters?
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Why is physical security important for IoT devices?
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Which IoT communication protocol is a lightweight publish-subscribe messaging protocol commonly used for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and is known for its low bandwidth and power consumption?
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