Question

A business has recently deployed laptops to all sales employees. The laptops will be used primarily from home offices and while traveling, and a high amount of wireless mobile use is expected.

To protect the laptops while connected to untrusted wireless networks, which of the following would be the best method for reducing the risk of having the laptops compromised?
A. MAC filtering
B. Virtualization
C. OS hardening
D. Application white-listing

Answer 1

C. OS hardening.

Making an operating system more secure. It often requires numerous actions such as configuring system and network components properly, deleting unused files and applying the latest patches.

The purpose of system hardening is to eliminate as many security risks as possible. This is typically done by removing all non-essential software programs and utilities from the computer.