ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Practice Question
Your organization is replacing field laptops with thin-client terminals that connect over an IPsec VPN to a centralized VDI farm in the main data center. Each terminal boots from the network and contains no local storage or installable applications. From a security standpoint, which threat is most reduced by adopting this thin-client model compared with traditional fat clients?
Neglecting to apply operating system patches on the data-center virtualization hosts
Employees installing unapproved or malicious software on their endpoints
Insiders capturing traffic moving between the virtual desktops and application servers
Distributed denial-of-service attacks against the company's Internet-facing web portal
Because thin clients have no local storage, run a locked-down operating system, and do not allow users to install programs locally, the opportunity for employees to add unapproved or malicious software is greatly diminished. Traffic interception (such as man-in-the-middle attacks) must still be addressed with encryption and network controls, servers still require timely patching, and thin clients do not inherently prevent external DDoS attacks against public-facing services. Therefore, restricting unauthorized software installation on endpoints is the primary risk reduction provided by thin-client deployment.
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