A Windows administrator needs to list all local users who are members of the Administrators group. Which PowerShell cmdlet should be used?

Get-LocalUser | Where-Object {$_.Enabled -eq $true}

Get-ADGroupMember -Identity 'Administrators'

Get-LocalGroupMember -Group 'Administrators'

A Windows user reports that a legitimate application is being blocked by Windows Defender. The admin wants to allow the application while still protecting the system. What should the admin do?

Add an exclusion for the application in Windows Defender

Change the firewall rules to allow the application

Disable real-time protection temporarily

A macOS user needs to allow an application to accept incoming connections on a specific port, but only from the local network. The admin wants to configure this using the built-in host-based firewall. Which approach should the admin use?

Set the firewall to 'Block all incoming connections' and then create an exception for the application

Add a rule in the macOS application firewall to allow the application, then restrict the source to the local subnet using pfctl

Disable the macOS application firewall and rely on the router's firewall

Use the 'sudo pfctl -e' command to enable the firewall, but do not add any rules

A company is deploying new macOS workstations. The security team wants to ensure that only signed applications from the App Store and identified developers can run, and that the built-in firewall is enabled. Which two macOS features should be configured?

Gatekeeper and Application Firewall

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Describe Operating System Security Concepts 100-160 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Endpoint Security Concepts domain, which makes up ~25% of our current practice bank. Cisco does not publish an official question count, but from its 50-minute exam (~20–35 total, ~5–9 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 43 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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16application · medium
A Windows administrator needs to list all local users who are members of the Administrators group. Which PowerShell cmdlet should be used?
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17application · medium
A Windows user reports that a legitimate application is being blocked by Windows Defender. The admin wants to allow the application while still protecting the system. What should the admin do?
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18application · medium
A macOS user needs to allow an application to accept incoming connections on a specific port, but only from the local network. The admin wants to configure this using the built-in host-based firewall. Which approach should the admin use?
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19foundation · easy
Which PowerShell cmdlet would you use to view a list of running processes on a Windows system?
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20application · medium
A company is deploying new macOS workstations. The security team wants to ensure that only signed applications from the App Store and identified developers can run, and that the built-in firewall is enabled. Which two macOS features should be configured?
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