A Security Analyst Is Investigating a Suspected Security Breach and Discovers

question 1016

Multiple Choice

A security analyst is investigating a suspected security breach and discovers the following in the logs of the potentially compromised server: Which of the following would be the BEST method for preventing this type of suspected attack in the future?

• A) Implement password expirations
• B) Implement restrictions on shared credentials
• C) Implement account lockout settings
• D) Implement time-of-day restrictions on this server

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