Which of the following is a characteristic of a 'hardened' operating system?

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All default services and guest accounts are enabled for ease of use.

Unnecessary ports, services, and accounts are disabled or removed.

The system is configured to auto-login as administrator.

The firewall is disabled to improve network throughput.

How to approach this question

Hardening = Removing weaknesses. Default accounts and unused services are weaknesses.

Full Answer

B.Unnecessary ports, services, and accounts are disabled or removed.✓ Correct

System hardening is the process of securing a system by reducing its surface of vulnerability. This includes removing unnecessary software, disabling unused services/ports, and changing default passwords.

Common mistakes

Thinking hardening means adding hardware.

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