ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Practice Question
Field engineers frequently access untrusted vendor websites from corporate Windows 10 laptops to download firmware updates. The security team needs to prevent any malware from persisting on the host while still allowing engineers to retrieve files and without adding new hardware or complex infrastructure. Which approach best meets these requirements?
Route all Internet browsing through the corporate proxy with URL filtering and antivirus inspection to block malicious content before it reaches the laptops.
Enable the operating system's built-in disposable browser sandbox so each browsing session runs in an isolated virtual container that is destroyed on exit, with downloads moved through a controlled folder.
Deploy a host-based intrusion prevention system on every laptop and configure it to aggressively block any unknown browser processes or behaviors.
Issue each engineer a full local virtual machine for browsing and require them to revert the VM to a clean snapshot after every session.
The operating system's native disposable sandbox feature launches the browser inside a lightweight, hardware-assisted virtual machine that is completely discarded when the window is closed. Because the sandbox is non-persistent, any malware that executes or any changes made during the session disappear automatically, protecting the underlying endpoint. A designated shared folder can be used to copy downloaded files to the host for separate malware scanning. A proxy or HIPS can reduce risk but still leaves the browser running on the primary OS, so persistent changes or zero-day exploits could survive. Requiring full VMs with manual snapshot reversion would provide isolation but fails the requirement for minimal additional overhead and administrative effort. Therefore, enabling the built-in browser sandbox is the most effective and efficient solution.
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