ch 3 OS Hardening and Virtualization

Question 1

Application whitelisting

Answer 1

is when you set a policy that allows only certain applications to
run on client computers (such as Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer). Any other
application will be denied to the

Question 2

Application blacklisting

Answer 2

individual applications are disallowed. ex chat progranm

Question 3

Patch management

Answer 3

plan, test, implement, and and audit

Question 4

group policy

Answer 4

govern user and computer accounts

through a set of rules.

Question 5

Security templates

Answer 5

1 defltbase.inf 2 defltsv.inf 3 defltdc.inf

Question 6

Maintain hard disk

Answer 6

remove temp files, check system files, defrag,restore points, whole disk encryp and back up data.

Question 7

System virtual machine:

Answer 7

takes place of current OS system

Question 8

Process virtual machine:

Answer 8

Designed to run a single application, such as a virtual

web browser.

Question 9

Native

Answer 9

runs directly on the host computer’s hardware. ex VMware

faster and much more efficient

Question 10

Hosted (Guest)

Answer 10

This means that the hypervisor runs within (or “on top

of”) the operating system. ex Microsoft Virtual PC