SY0-301 · Question #105
An IT security technician needs to establish host based security for company workstations. Which of the following will BEST meet this requirement?
The correct answer is D. Implement OS hardening by applying GPOs. Host-based security refers to controls applied directly on individual endpoints. Implementing OS hardening via Group Policy Objects (GPOs) applies security settings - such as disabling unnecessary services, enforcing password policies, and restricting access - directly to each…
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An IT security technician needs to establish host based security for company workstations. Which of the following will BEST meet this requirement?
Options
- AImplement IIS hardening by restricting service accounts.
- BImplement database hardening by applying vendor guidelines.
- CImplement perimeter firewall rules to restrict access.
- DImplement OS hardening by applying GPOs.
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A4% (1)
- C7% (2)
- D89% (25)
Explanation
Host-based security refers to controls applied directly on individual endpoints. Implementing OS hardening via Group Policy Objects (GPOs) applies security settings - such as disabling unnecessary services, enforcing password policies, and restricting access - directly to each workstation, making it the best host-based solution. IIS hardening applies to web servers, not workstations. Database hardening targets database servers. Perimeter firewall rules are a network-level control, not host-based.
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