What Is the Purpose of Hardening Systems

question 99

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of hardening systems?

• A) to securely configure machines to limit the attack surface
• B) to create the logic that triggers alerts when anomalies occur
• C) to identify vulnerabilities within an operating system
• D) to analyze attacks to identify threat actors and points of entry

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Definitions:

Non-Personnel Costs

includes expenses related to the operation of a business that are not associated with employee compensation, such as materials, utilities, and rent.

Activity Cost Pools

A grouping of all the costs related to a particular activity or process, used in activity-based costing to allocate costs more accurately to products or services.

Traditional Cost System

A costing methodology that assigns manufacturing overhead based on volume-related measures, often neglecting the complexity or variety of activities.

Activity-Based Costing

An accounting method that assigns costs to products based on the activities they require, aiming to provide more accurate costing information.