CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep

Answer: D - During a background check, a Social Security trace, federal criminal check, and immigration check is completed. Additionally, a county and state criminal check, sexual offender registry check, employment and education verification, and professional reference verification is completed. The goal is to mitigate risk, lower hiring costs, and to protect existing customers and employees from someone gaining employment in the organization that could potentially conduct malicious and dishonest actions.