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CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY · Question #336

Which of the following is NOT a common system hardening practice?

The correct answer is C. Regularly performing backups. Regularly performing backups is a data resilience and disaster recovery practice, not a system hardening technique. System hardening focuses on reducing the attack surface and securing the system itself - achieved by disabling unnecessary services and protocols (B)…

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Question

Which of the following is NOT a common system hardening practice?

Options

  • ARegularly updating antivirus software
  • BDisabling unnecessary services and protocols
  • CRegularly performing backups
  • DImplementing strong-password policies

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    91% (21)

Explanation

Regularly performing backups is a data resilience and disaster recovery practice, not a system hardening technique. System hardening focuses on reducing the attack surface and securing the system itself - achieved by disabling unnecessary services and protocols (B), implementing strong password policies (D), and keeping security software like antivirus up to date (A). While backups are essential for overall security posture, they do not harden the system against attack; they only help recover from one.

Topics

#System Hardening#Security Controls#Cybersecurity Best Practices

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