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by mundasingh123 » Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:02 pm
In order to keep the competitive edge gained by our extensive research and innovative methods, information security must remain a high priority for our company. The information stored on our networks including everything from research data, to training materials, to company memos - could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike. All employees must work to protect company information, not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets, such as laptops.

If all of the above statements are true, which of the following statements can be most directly inferred?

a)Passwords are often inadequate forms of security, leading to the need for "physical control" over data storage objects such as laptops.
b)Employees are not allowed to discuss their research with anyone other than fellow company employees.
c)Company information carries a high monetary value, making the network attractive to hackers.
d)The company is willing to go to great expense to protect its information.
e)Employees must attend classes to learn to use the latest security software.

[spoiler]OA ) C[/spoiler]
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by paes » Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:25 pm
IMO C

close call between A and C.

But A says : that physical control is required because password protection is not enough.
But actually there might be some other reason for physical protection such as to avoid any theft of laptop or physical material (e.g. paper-work)
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by paddle_sweep » Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:01 am
I will go with 'C'. Pls post OA.
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by frank1 » Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:03 am
i think it should be A(only problem with it is world 'often')
C brings money into action which is not the major concern according to stimuli i guess....
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by mundasingh123 » Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:27 am
hi ppl,OA has already been posted .i got this quest from 1 of test administered by a popular forum (apart from BTG).Does it differ a lot from a GMAT question in structure ?
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by reply2spg » Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:26 am
Close call between A and C. However, IMO C is correct. I eliminated A because it says 'Passwords are often inadequate forms of security'. this is nowhere mentioned in the passage.
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by frank1 » Tue Sep 07, 2010 7:48 am
reply2spg wrote:Close call between A and C. However, IMO C is correct. I eliminated A because it says 'Passwords are often inadequate forms of security'. this is nowhere mentioned in the passage.
i think you should see it as a whole
not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets,

the main notion seems to be password only is not sufficient .....physical control as needed as well
so i think A holds
as said earlier...i think monetary things are not primary concern here
does it mean that if there were some health records of employee it wont be important...or only there can only monetary thing which are important....
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by diebeatsthegmat » Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:08 am
mundasingh123 wrote:In order to keep the competitive edge gained by our extensive research and innovative methods, information security must remain a high priority for our company. The information stored on our networks including everything from research data, to training materials, to company memos - could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike. All employees must work to protect company information, not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets, such as laptops.

If all of the above statements are true, which of the following statements can be most directly inferred?

a)Passwords are often inadequate forms of security, leading to the need for "physical control" over data storage objects such as laptops.
b)Employees are not allowed to discuss their research with anyone other than fellow company employees.
c)Company information carries a high monetary value, making the network attractive to hackers.
d)The company is willing to go to great expense to protect its information.
e)Employees must attend classes to learn to use the latest security software.

[spoiler]OA ) C[/spoiler]
i think the problem in A is about the adjective " inadequate" or not enough forms of security.
the passage states " not only password and data but also physical control"
it means only password and some data are enough to break security
i also dont like C because it mention money however we have no better choice. C it is
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by frank1 » Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:29 pm
about the answers in this forum
it reminded me of one problem in CR
A:You are bad
B:i cannot be bad because i am young
A:He is bad as well....
C:They are bad

same thing going on here...lol
rather than attacking arugement (young may not mean good...) every one has their own version of their answers...
i said monetary things are not discussed here....so rather than addressing it....everybody seems to have new explanation to choose C ...LOL
never mind...
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by vishalj » Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:44 pm
IMO C

The giveaway is " could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike". All other choices are either new information or could be or likely to be true.
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by ankitasrivastava » Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:50 pm
mundasingh123 wrote:In order to keep the competitive edge gained by our extensive research and innovative methods, information security must remain a high priority for our company. The information stored on our networks including everything from research data, to training materials, to company memos - could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike. All employees must work to protect company information, not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets, such as laptops.

If all of the above statements are true, which of the following statements can be most directly inferred?

a)Passwords are often inadequate forms of security, leading to the need for "physical control" over data storage objects such as laptops.
b)Employees are not allowed to discuss their research with anyone other than fellow company employees.
c)Company information carries a high monetary value, making the network attractive to hackers.
d)The company is willing to go to great expense to protect its information.
e)Employees must attend classes to learn to use the latest security software.

[spoiler]OA ) C[/spoiler]
This is an inference question, and hence the correct answer choice should be the one that can be proved using the stimulus.

Option A undermines the importance of passwords whereas the stimulus does not suggest that passwords are in any way inadequate forms of security. "not only through passwords and data encryption, but also through the physical control of company assets" is of the form not only X but also Y. This structure usually states that two things were done or exist in unison, and it in no way suggests that X could be inadequate and that's why Y.

Option C is the only option that can be proved from the stimulus. "The information stored on our networks ......could potentially be very valuable to competitors and foreign governments alike" and the very fact that we need to protect our data from something/someone (hackers according to this option) make this option choice provable and hence the correct answer

Rest of the answer choices are either irrelevant or carry new information not directly mentioned in the stimulus.

Hope that helps
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by arora007 » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:04 am
GUYS the OA is not C but B.
This is a post from gmatclub tests.

please find the OE.

Situation: A company prioritizes information security in order to protect its ability to compete.

Reasoning:What inference can be drawn from this information? The theme running through the entire passage is the importance of maintaining secrecy. The first and second sentences contain reasons for secrecy, and the third an insistence that employees use a variety of means to maintain it. The correct answer, then, will be an extension of the argument for secrecy.

1. Passwords and physical control are both methods recommended for maintaining secrecy, but one is not prioritized over the other in the passage.
2. This sentence is a logical extension of the company's policies about information security. Not discussing research with anyone other than company employees is another method of maintaining secrecy.
3. Though the passage mentions the value of company information, it does not specify that the value is monetary, nor is the passage specific about fears of attracting hackers.
4. The passage does not discuss real or potential costs for maintaining information security.
5. The passage concentrates on the importance of information security, rather than the training of employees to maintain it.

The correct answer is B.

Strangely, like many of you.. I chose A but the answer was the elusive B.
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by ankurmit » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:36 am
I am too surprised with OA.

I was confused between A and C but both of them were not convincing to some extent.

However B dont seem good choice.Its a inference quistion and we cant add anything out of passage.

Not convinced with B at all
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by arora007 » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:39 am
ankurmit wrote:I am too surprised with OA.

I was confused between A and C but both of them were not convincing to some extent.

However B dont seem good choice.Its a inference quistion and we cant add anything out of passage.

Not convinced with B at all
read this...expl of A

Passwords and physical control are both methods recommended for maintaining secrecy, but one is not prioritized over the other in the passage.

hope now it sounds better!
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