An organization is considering the use of a thin client architecture as it moves

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An organization is considering the use of a thin client architecture as it moves to a cloud-hosted environment. A security analyst is asked to provide thoughts on the security advantages of using thin clients and virtual workstations. Which of the following are security advantages of the use of this combination of thin clients and virtual workstations? Malicious insiders will not have the opportunity to tamper with data at rest and affect the integrity of the system Thin client workstations require much less security because they lack storage and peripherals that can be easily compromised, and the virtual workstations are protected in the cloud where security is outsourced All thin clients use TPM for core protection, and virtual workstations use vTPM for core protection, with both equalily ensuring a greater . security advantage for a cloud-hosted environment Malicious users will have effectiveness of local attacks ous users wil have reduced opportunities for data extractions from their physical thin cient workstations

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Answer : (B)

Thin client workstation require much less security because they lack storage and peripherals that can be easily compromised and the virtual workstations are protected in the cloud where security can be outsourced.

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