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A security analyst is examining a penetration test report and notices that the tester pivoted to critical internal systems with the same local user ID and password. Which of the following would help prevent this in the future?

  • A. Implement centralized authentication with proper password policies
  • B. Add password complexity rules and increase password history limits
  • C. Connect the systems to an external authentication server
  • D. Limit the ability of user accounts to change passwords
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Xenowynn
2 days, 10 hours ago
Selected Answer: A
A. Implement centralized authentication with proper password policies This will help prevent the same local credentials being used on multiple machines and make lateral movement more difficult.
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