Questions tagged [clean-desk]
A Clean Desk Policy is a physical security measure requiring employees to avoid leaving any paper on their desk in plain sight, and instead place it in a locked cabinet when they leave their desk.
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What are the purposes of these security policies?
I work at an IBM lab and there are some security policies that I do not understand the point of. When I ask why we do them my boss simply says it's policy and avoids answering the question. We must ...
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How does a clean desk policy provide security benefits?
I'm starting to study for Security+ using Darril Gibson's book. I took the pre-exam and one of the questions is “What is the most important security benefit of a clean desk policy?” The choices are: ...
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Clean desk policy/No one giving me clear answer when asking about security procedures [closed]
I got a job working at an IBM lab. Many security procedures I do not see the point of and sometimes find so annoying makes me want to disregard the rules all together. The clean desk policy is in ...
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