Knowledge check

1.

A system administrator needs to reduce the attack surface of their virtual machines by limiting open ports. They decide to use Microsoft Defender for Cloud's Just in Time (JIT) feature. What does JIT do?

JIT permanently closes all management ports on the virtual machines.

JIT automatically detects and blocks any attempted attacks on the virtual machines.

JIT locks down the inbound traffic to the VMs, reducing exposure to attacks while providing easy access to connect to VMs when needed.

2.

A system administrator needs to secure a virtual machine in Azure. They decide to use Just In Time (JIT) VM access. What is the primary purpose of using JIT VM access?

To increase the processing speed of the virtual machine

To provide permanent access to the virtual machine for all users

To control and limit access to the virtual machine by opening necessary ports only when needed

3.

A system administrator is tasked with securing the company's virtual machines in Azure and AWS. They need to address the risks associated with open management ports on these virtual machines. What should they implement to lock down these ports, allowing temporary access only to authorized users?

Using multifactor authentication

Implementing a firewall

Implementing Just In Time (JIT) VM access using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

4.

A system administrator is configuring Microsoft Defender for Cloud's Just in Time (JIT) access to protect Azure virtual machines from unauthorized network access. What is the primary function of this JIT access?

It automatically patches security vulnerabilities in the virtual machines

It provides real-time threat intelligence and attack analytics

Enables the automation and validation of the creation and teardown of environments to help deliver secure and stable application hosting platforms

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