220-1002 Question #429: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: Restricting user permissions. Restricting user permissions (principle of least privilege) limits the damage a virus can do - malware running under a standard user account cannot modify system files, install services, or spread to protected areas as it could under an administrator account. Patch and update man

Question

A recent outbreak of a virus has uncovered that a company must put a security template in place to mitigate future virus outbreaks. Which of the following best practices would a technician MOST likely implement as pari of the security template? (Select TWO).

Options

AFailed attempts lockout policy
BRestricting user permissions
CLogin time restrictions
DSetting strong passwords
EPatch/update management

Explanation

Restricting user permissions (principle of least privilege) limits the damage a virus can do - malware running under a standard user account cannot modify system files, install services, or spread to protected areas as it could under an administrator account. Patch and update management closes the software vulnerabilities that viruses exploit to infect systems in the first place. Together these are the most direct mitigations against virus outbreaks. Failed login lockout, login time restrictions, and strong passwords are valuable security controls but are aimed at unauthorized access by humans, not malware propagation. They would not meaningfully reduce virus outbreak risk.

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