Group Policies Flashcards
1
Q
What are Group Policies?
A
A set or rules or policies that can be applied to a set of users or computer accounts within the OS.
2
Q
How do you access group policies?
A
gpedit in run prompt
3
Q
What do group policies enforce?
A
Password Complexity
Account Lockout Policy
Software Restrictions
Application Restrictions
4
Q
What type of threat will patches NOT effectively combat as a security control?
A
Zero-Day attacks
5
Q
What should administrators perform to reduce the attack surface of a system and to remove unnecessary software, services, and insecure configuration settings?
A
Hardening
6
Q
Which security controls provides Windows system administrators with an efficient way to deploy system configuration settings across a large number of devices?
A
GPO (Group Policy Object)
