Endpoint Hardening

Which type of system hardening focuses on securing the operating systems?

• Application Hardening

• OS Hardening

• Server Hardening

• Network Hardening

What is a common challenge when setting up Windows endpoints?

• Simplifying user interfaces to make it easier to prevent malware

• Ensuring compatibility across various Windows versions

• Enhancing hardware performance when configuring endpoints

• Increasing storage capacity to virtual hardware

What is an effective strategy for overcoming employee pushback against security settings?

• By enforcing strict penalties

• By reducing security measures

• By providing training and support

• By ignoring user feedback

What is the main objective of implementing endpoint security policies?

• To improve network speed and accuracy

• To enforce security measures and configurations

• To manage software updates and policy updates

• To reduce system latency and improve reporting

Why is regular oversight essential for maintaining Windows endpoint configurations?

• To ensure consistent application of policies

• To enhance user experience and threat hunting capabilities

• To increase storage capacity for policy storage

• To reduce hardware costs associated with incidents

How do automation tools like Intune contribute to endpoint management?

• To increase user satisfaction

• To reduce hardware costs

• To enhance network performance

• To automate the application of security policies and configurations

Why is maintaining documentation crucial for endpoint security policies and configurations?

• To maintain clear and accessible records

• To improve user interfaces for authentication

• To increase storage capacity for record storage

• To enhance system performance of audits

What is a frequent difficulty faced when deploying Group Policy Objects (GPOs)?

• Enhancing hardware performance

• Verifying policies are applied correctly and consistently

• Reducing system downtime when policies are applied correctly

• Increasing user satisfaction

What advantage does limiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access offer?

• Simplified user management by reducing attack vectors

• Increased network speed by reducing attack vectors

• Improved system performance by reducing attack vectors

• Enhanced security by reducing potential attack vectors

Complete the sentence:
In system hardening, benchmarks and checklists are used _____________.

• To reduce system uptime using application benchmarks

• To guide the implementation of best practices

• To increase network traffic using application benchmarks

• To simplify user interfaces