A company is deploying a new fleet of 50 Windows servers. The security team wants to ensure that all servers have the same security settings, including password policies, firewall rules, and user account restrictions. Which approach should the administrator use to establish this baseline efficiently?

Configure the settings on one server and clone its disk image to the other servers.

Create a custom script and run it on each server individually.

Use Group Policy to apply the security settings to all servers in the domain.

Manually configure each server with the same settings.

A server administrator is troubleshooting a connectivity issue on a Linux server. The server runs a web application that should be accessible on port 443. The administrator has confirmed that the web service is running and listening on port 443. However, external users cannot reach the server. The host-based firewall is enabled. What should the administrator check first?

Verify that the host-based firewall has an inbound rule allowing TCP port 443.

Check if the server's IP address has changed.

Restart the web service to ensure it is running correctly.

Check if the web service is bound to the correct IP address.

A server administrator is managing a Linux server that hosts a critical database. The security baseline requires antivirus protection, but the administrator is concerned about the performance impact of real-time scanning on the database files. The database is stored on a separate mount point `/data`. What should the administrator do to balance security and performance?

Disable antivirus protection on the server entirely to maximize performance.

Exclude `/data` from real-time scanning and schedule a daily scan of the directory.

Move the database to a different server that does not have antivirus installed.

Configure the host firewall to block all incoming traffic to the database server.

Why is it important to regularly update the operating system on a server?

To improve the server's performance and speed

To protect against known security vulnerabilities

To enable new hardware features

To comply with licensing agreements

What is the primary goal of a patch management strategy?

To monitor server performance metrics

To reduce the number of servers in the infrastructure

To automate the installation of all software applications

To ensure all servers have the latest security patches

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A company is deploying a new fleet of 50 Windows servers. The security team wants to ensure that all servers have the same security settings, including password policies, firewall rules, and user account restrictions. Which approach should the administrator use to establish this baseline efficiently?
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A server administrator is troubleshooting a connectivity issue on a Linux server. The server runs a web application that should be accessible on port 443. The administrator has confirmed that the web service is running and listening on port 443. However, external users cannot reach the server. The host-based firewall is enabled. What should the administrator check first?
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A server administrator is managing a Linux server that hosts a critical database. The security baseline requires antivirus protection, but the administrator is concerned about the performance impact of real-time scanning on the database files. The database is stored on a separate mount point `/data`. What should the administrator do to balance security and performance?
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Why is it important to regularly update the operating system on a server?
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