QuestionQ17

Windows Automation, Auditing, and Forensics

Mark is a Network Administrator for NetTech Inc. The company operates a Windows 2003 domain-based network containing ten Windows 2003 member servers and 150 Windows XP Professional client computers. Under the company's security policy, Mark must verify whether every computer on the network has all available security updates and shared folders. He must also verify the file system type on each computer's hard disk.

Mark installs and runs MBSACLI.EXE with the appropriate switches on a server. Which of the following tasks will he accomplish?

  • A None of the tasks will be accomplished.
  • B He will be able to check the file system type on each computer's hard disk.
  • C He will be able to accomplish all the tasks.
  • D He will be able to check all available security updates and shared folders.
Explanation

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer's command-line client can scan multiple computers in a domain for missing security updates and common security misconfigurations. Its Windows security checks include shared-folder configuration and file-system configuration, so a properly authorized domain scan can perform all of these checks.

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