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SSCP Practice Question: A BYOD policy allows personal devices to access…
A BYOD policy allows personal devices to access corporate email. What is the best control to enforce device encryption and remote wipe?
⚠ Common exam trap
SSCP often tests the misconception that network controls like NAC or VPN can enforce endpoint encryption — they cannot, because encryption at rest and remote wipe are device-management functions.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile
An MDM profile pushes configuration and policy to enrolled personal devices, including enforced storage encryption, screen-lock requirements, and the ability to issue a remote wipe of corporate data. It is the standard control for BYOD because it operates at the OS management layer regardless of the network path.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Network Access Control (NAC)
Why it's wrong here
NAC decides whether a device may join the network based on posture checks at connection time; it does not configure BitLocker or FileVault, nor issue wipe commands. It is tempting because it can quarantine non-compliant endpoints, and it would be right for gating network admission, but ongoing enforcement of encryption and remote wipe needs MDM enrolment.
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Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile
Why this is correct
An MDM profile enforces configuration on enrolled personal devices, mandating storage encryption and enabling remote wipe of corporate data. This satisfies the BYOD constraint by applying policy at the device-management layer, which email protocols alone cannot enforce.
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Containerization app
Why it's wrong here
Containerization isolates data but may not enforce device-wide encryption.
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Mandatory VPN connection
Why it's wrong here
A mandatory VPN encrypts data in transit to the corporate network, not data at rest on the handset, and it provides no mechanism to erase the device remotely. It is tempting because it secures email traffic over untrusted networks, and it would be correct for protecting transmission confidentiality, but encryption of local storage and remote wipe require device management.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official ISC2 exam blueprint
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