Your organization has recently implemented a new policy to ensure that all employees' workstations receive the latest security patches. As the IT Security Specialist, you are tasked with enforcing this policy. Which of the following hardening techniques would best ensure that all workstations are kept up-to-date with the latest security patches?
Encrypting all data on the workstations
Disabling all unused ports and protocols on the workstations
Patching is the process of applying vendor-supplied updates that remediate known vulnerabilities. By regularly deploying patches-often through automated or centrally managed update mechanisms-you close security holes that attackers could exploit. Encrypting data, installing endpoint protection, or disabling unused ports improve security in other ways but do not guarantee that operating system and application vulnerabilities are removed.
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