Operating System Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction Quiz
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Which of the following is a main goal of operating system hardening?

  • Applying software updates infrequently
  • Reducing the attack surface (correct)
  • Increasing the number of available avenues for attackers
  • Enabling unessential services

    • What does the term 'attack surface' refer to in the context of operating system hardening?

  • The total number of available avenues through which the operating system can be attacked (correct)
  • The total number of vulnerabilities in the operating system
  • The total number of successful attacks on the operating system
  • The total number of unessential services running on the operating system

    • Which of the following is NOT a way to decrease the attack surface of an operating system?

  • Turning off unessential services
  • Removing unnecessary software
  • Increasing the number of common accounts (correct)
  • Applying software updates in a timely manner

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