Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Risk Assessment & Management 5

Question 1

A Windows Server 2012 environment undergoes a vulnerability scan revealing 200 vulnerabilities. Which risk management approach should guide remediation prioritization?

Accepted Answer

Prioritize by exploitability and potential business impact

Answer

Risk-based remediation prioritizes vulnerabilities with the highest exploitability and greatest potential impact on business operations.

Question 2

Which Windows Server 2012 tool can generate a security baseline report comparing current settings against a known-good configuration to identify risk deviations?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)

Answer

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer scans for missing patches and misconfigurations by comparing settings against Microsoft security baselines.

Question 3

An administrator must ensure that critical Windows Server 2012 systems can recover quickly after an incident. Which metric defines how much data loss is acceptable in terms of time?

Accepted Answer

Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

Answer

Recovery Point Objective (RPO) defines the maximum age of data that must be recovered, representing the acceptable data loss window.

Question 4

During a risk assessment, a control that reduces the probability of a threat exploiting a vulnerability is classified as which type?

Accepted Answer

Preventive control

Answer

Preventive controls reduce the likelihood that a threat will successfully exploit a vulnerability before an incident occurs.

Question 5

A Windows Server 2012 administrator needs to demonstrate that security controls are operating effectively to management. Which process provides this ongoing assurance?

Accepted Answer

Continuous monitoring and control testing

Answer

Continuous monitoring and periodic control testing provide ongoing evidence that security controls remain effective over time.

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Practice Test

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Practice Test

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Risk Assessment & Management 5