4.4 Quiz: Device Hardening and Configuration

Lesson 4.4 — Hardening · Quiz

Lesson 4.4 Quiz

5 questions · 7-minute target · Instant feedback · AP exam format

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Answer all 5 questions. Click Check Answer after each to see feedback. Score appears after the last question. Target: 4 of 5 or better before moving to Lesson 4.5.

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✎ Lesson 4.4 Quiz
Question 1 of 5 An organization discovers that its file server is missing 18 months of OS security updates. All of the following are reasonable hardening responses to THIS specific gap EXCEPT:
Question 2 of 5 A small private-sector company with no government contracts wants to adopt a well-respected, free reference baseline for hardening its Windows and Linux servers. Which baseline is the BEST fit?
Question 3 of 5 Consider the following statements about endpoint protection.
I. Deploying EDR removes the need to patch operating systems.
II. EDR watches process behavior and is therefore much more effective than signature-based AV at catching fileless attacks.
III. XDR and host-based firewalls perform the same function, so enabling XDR lets you disable host firewalls.
Which of the statements is TRUE?
Question 4 of 5 A server was fully CIS L2 hardened when deployed in 2022. An audit today shows many original hardening settings have been undone, new test accounts exist, and logging agents are disabled — none of which appears in the formal change history. Which term BEST describes what has happened to this server over time?
Question 5 of 5 A company allows BYOD but needs to protect its corporate email and expense apps on employee-owned phones while keeping the employees’ personal photos, messages, and apps fully private and outside IT’s reach. Which deployment approach BEST meets both needs?
0 / 5 Quiz complete — review any missed questions. 4+/5 means you’re ready for Lesson 4.5.
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