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CompTIA Security+ · CompTIA
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Asymmetric encryption is typically used for securing comms or individual files but it does not protect the entire drive if the device is lost, stolen or hacked. Asymmetic encryption examples include: PGP/GPG, RSA, ECC, Diffie-Hellman
Answer is C --> Full disk encryption encrypts the entire hard drive to protect all of the data being stored on it, hence protecting the user's laptop
The answer is C - Fulldisk encryption, this encrypts the whole storage drive of the device, including OS, files, app data, etc. the reason its not the other options partition encryption - only encrypts the partition, meaning if there are multiple partitions then some of them could be left unencrypted and a threat actor could steal data in them. Asymmetric encryption - is an encryption technique using Public Key, private key methodology. Database encryption - is used to encrypt databases (schema) or data within the databases.