Security Fundamentals — Question 11

The Graphic Design Institute hires you to help them set up a server for their 20-person team.
As a general practice of hardening the server, you start by performing which two tasks? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Disable the guest account.
• B. Rename the admin account.
• C. Remove the account lockout policy.
• D. Format partitions with FAT32.

Correct answer: A, B

Explanation

Disabling the guest account (A) helps prevent unauthorized access, while renaming the admin account (B) adds an additional layer of security by obscuring standard administrative access. Removing the account lockout policy (C) can lead to security risks by allowing brute force attacks, and formatting partitions with FAT32 (D) is not a recommended security measure for modern server environments.