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CS0-003 · Question #466

In the last hour, a high volume of failed RDP authentication attempts has been logged on a critical server. All of the authentication attempts originated from the same remote IP address and made use o

The correct answer is C. Configure user account lockout after a limited number of failed attempts. F. Block inbound to TCP port 3389 from untrusted remote IP addresses at the perimeter firewall.. To mitigate brute-force attacks, implementing an account lockout policy (C) prevents continuous attempts by locking the account after a set number of failed logins. Blocking inbound connections on TCP port 3389 (RDP) from untrusted IP addresses (F) limits access, reducing the att

Submitted by fatema_kw· Mar 6, 2026Incident Response and Management

Question

In the last hour, a high volume of failed RDP authentication attempts has been logged on a critical server. All of the authentication attempts originated from the same remote IP address and made use of a single valid domain user account. Which of the following mitigating controls would be most effective to reduce the rate of success of this brute-force attack? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AIncrease the granularity of log-on event auditing on all devices.
  • BEnable host firewall rules to block all outbound traffic to TCP port 3389.
  • CConfigure user account lockout after a limited number of failed attempts.
  • DImplement a firewall block for the IP address of the remote system.
  • EInstall a third-party remote access tool and disable RDP on all devices.
  • FBlock inbound to TCP port 3389 from untrusted remote IP addresses at the perimeter firewall.

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    14% (5)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    73% (27)
  • D
    3% (1)
  • E
    3% (1)

Explanation

To mitigate brute-force attacks, implementing an account lockout policy (C) prevents continuous attempts by locking the account after a set number of failed logins. Blocking inbound connections on TCP port 3389 (RDP) from untrusted IP addresses (F) limits access, reducing the attack

Topics

#brute-force attack#RDP security#account lockout#firewall rules#incident response

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