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Which of the following is a main goal of operating system hardening?
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?
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?
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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