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Mark is a Network Administrator at NetTech Inc. The company uses a Windows 2000 domain-based network. Users report that they cannot log on to the network. Mark determines that accounts are being locked out after multiple incorrect logon attempts. What is the most likely cause of these account lockouts?

Explanation

A brute-force attack repeatedly attempts passwords for one or more accounts. The repeated failed authentication attempts can reach the domain account-lockout threshold and lock the accounts.

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