Question

Which of the following is not part of operating system hardening? Removing or turning off unessential services Applying the principle of least privilege O Changing the main network firewall ruleset Applying software updates in a timely manner O Making alterations to common accounts Making use of logging and auditing functions Removing unnecessary software

Answer 1

The following are the part of operating system hardening

1. removing or turning off unessential services.

2. Applying the principle of least privilege.

3.applying software updates in a timely manner.

4. Making use of logging and auditing functions.

5. Removing unnecessary software.

So by removing the above options from the whole given options in the questions, the following remain.

The following are not part of the operating system hardening.

1.changing the main network firewall ruleset.

2. Making alterations to common accounts.