A company recently had a security breach and is now required to increase the security on their workstations. A technician has been tasked to harden all the workstations on the network. Which of the…

The correct answer is B. Enable screensaver required passwords. Workstation hardening focuses on securing the physical workstation against unauthorized access. Requiring a password on screensaver activation ensures that an unattended, unlocked machine is automatically secured after a period of inactivity, directly preventing unauthorized…

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Question

A company recently had a security breach and is now required to increase the security on their workstations. A technician has been tasked to harden all the workstations on the network. Which of the following should the technician do?

Options

AEnable Windows automatic updates
BEnable screensaver required passwords
CEnable MAC filtering
DEnable wireless encryption

How the community answered

(59 responses)

A
5% (3)
B
83% (49)
C
8% (5)
D
3% (2)

Explanation

Workstation hardening focuses on securing the physical workstation against unauthorized access. Requiring a password on screensaver activation ensures that an unattended, unlocked machine is automatically secured after a period of inactivity, directly preventing unauthorized local access-a key concern after a breach. Enabling automatic updates (A) is good general practice but is a patch management measure, not workstation hardening per se. MAC filtering (C) and wireless encryption (D) are network-level security controls that apply to network infrastructure, not individual workstation hardening.

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#workstation hardening#screensaver password#endpoint security#security policy

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