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200-201 Practice Question: An analyst discovers that an employee has been…
An analyst discovers that an employee has been using company-issued laptops to run a personal cryptocurrency mining software. Which policy violation has occurred?
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Why each option matters
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Acceptable Use Policy
Cryptocurrency mining on company assets violates the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), which governs the proper use of company resources. Option C is correct. Option A (Incident Response Policy) deals with responding to security incidents. Option B (Change Management Policy) controls changes to systems. Option D (Data Classification Policy) addresses how data is labeled and handled.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Incident Response Policy
Why it's wrong here
Incident response is for handling threats, not defining acceptable behavior.
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Change Management Policy
Why it's wrong here
Change management controls system changes, not personal use.
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Acceptable Use Policy
Why this is correct
AUP defines permitted use of company assets; mining is unauthorized.
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Data classification policy
Why it's wrong here
Data classification policies deal with sensitivity labels, not resource usage.
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Variation 1. A security analyst discovers that an employee has been sharing login credentials with coworkers. Which policy violation is this?
medium- A.Remote Access Policy violation
- B.Incident Response Policy violation
- C.Data Classification Policy violation
- ✓ D.Acceptable Use Policy violation
Why D: Sharing login credentials violates the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), which defines how employees may use company systems and data. The AUP typically prohibits password sharing because it undermines non-repudiation and access control, as each user should have unique credentials for accountability. This is a direct breach of acceptable behavior, not a failure of remote access, incident response, or data classification procedures.
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