Which of the following was the MOST likely cause?

A large enterprise has moved all its data to the cloud behind strong authentication and encryption. A sales director recently had a laptop stolen, and later, enterprise data was found to have been compromised from a local database.

Which of the following was the MOST likely cause?
A . Shadow IT
B . Credential stuffing
C . SQL injection
D . Man in the browser
E . Bluejacking

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Answer: A

Explanation:

The most likely cause of the enterprise data being compromised from a local database is Shadow IT. Shadow IT is the use of unauthorized applications or devices by employees to access company resources. In this case, the sales director’s laptop was stolen, and the attacker was able to use it to access the local database, which was not secured properly, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data.

Reference: CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam Objectives – Exam SY0-601