IPA IP 2020 Question 76
A question IPA Japan published in 令和2年度 10月 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問76, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Which of the following is a mechanism for the remote, integrated management of mobile terminals such as smartphones that are lent to employees, and has functions such as security settings, and locking or initializing a terminal when it is lost?
Explanation
MDM (Mobile Device Management) — managing the smartphones and tablets a company lends its employees centrally and from a remote location.
From one console an administrator enforces security settings (passcode rules, restricted apps and functions), keeps an inventory of the devices and distributes apps. When a device is lost or stolen, MDM can lock it remotely, or wipe it back to its initial state, so the company's information on it does not leak.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- •(a) DMZ — a network segment between the Internet and the internal network for servers the public must reach, such as web and mail servers
- •(c) SDN — Software-Defined Networking: controlling the configuration and behaviour of network devices centrally with software
- •(d) VPN — a virtual private network over a shared network such as the Internet, protected by encryption and authentication; it does not lock or wipe devices
Key rule: Remote lock and remote wipe of a lost company smartphone point to MDM.
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