Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) — Question 855

The BEST metric to demonstrate that servers are configured securely is the total number of servers:

Answer options

• A. experiencing hardware failures
• B. exceeding availability thresholds
• C. exceeding current patching standards
• D. meeting the baseline for hardening.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer, D, indicates that servers are configured according to security hardening standards, which is essential for secure configurations. Options A and B relate to operational issues rather than security, while option C focuses on patching rather than overall configuration security.