What is the primary function of Mobile Device Management (MDM)?

To provide a virtual private network (VPN) connection for mobile users

To enforce security policies on mobile devices by managing the device itself

To filter email and web traffic on mobile devices

To secure individual enterprise applications without controlling the device

A company allows employees to use their personal phones to access a corporate expense reporting app. The app contains sensitive financial data. IT wants to ensure the app requires a PIN and can be remotely wiped of corporate data, but they do not want to manage the employees' personal apps or photos. Which technology should they use?

Mobile Application Management (MAM)

A company uses an identity provider (IdP) for single sign-on to its SaaS applications. The security team wants to reduce the risk of account takeover for administrators who have access to sensitive data. They plan to require an additional verification step that is not easily phished. Which MFA method should they implement?

Authenticator app with time-based codes

A company uses Microsoft 365 for email and wants to protect against advanced phishing and malware that may bypass basic email filtering. They also need to enforce policies to prevent confidential information from being emailed externally. Which solution should they implement?

On-premises secure email gateway

Integrated cloud email security with advanced threat protection and DLP

Identity Provider (IdP) with MFA

An organization needs to ensure that when an employee leaves, their access to all systems is revoked promptly. They also want to enforce that users can only access resources based on their job role. Which IAM function is primarily responsible for this?

User provisioning and deprovisioning

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What is the primary function of Mobile Device Management (MDM)?
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A company allows employees to use their personal phones to access a corporate expense reporting app. The app contains sensitive financial data. IT wants to ensure the app requires a PIN and can be remotely wiped of corporate data, but they do not want to manage the employees' personal apps or photos. Which technology should they use?
Select an answer first
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A company uses an identity provider (IdP) for single sign-on to its SaaS applications. The security team wants to reduce the risk of account takeover for administrators who have access to sensitive data. They plan to require an additional verification step that is not easily phished. Which MFA method should they implement?
Select an answer first
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A company uses Microsoft 365 for email and wants to protect against advanced phishing and malware that may bypass basic email filtering. They also need to enforce policies to prevent confidential information from being emailed externally. Which solution should they implement?
Select an answer first
5application · medium
An organization needs to ensure that when an employee leaves, their access to all systems is revoked promptly. They also want to enforce that users can only access resources based on their job role. Which IAM function is primarily responsible for this?
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What is the primary function of Mobile Device Management (MDM)?

A company uses Microsoft 365 for email and wants to protect against advanced phishing and malware that may bypass basic email filtering. They also need to enforce policies to prevent confidential information from being emailed externally. Which solution should they implement?

An organization needs to ensure that when an employee leaves, their access to all systems is revoked promptly. They also want to enforce that users can only access resources based on their job role. Which IAM function is primarily responsible for this?

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