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Difficulty: EasySecurity Governance Structures and Policy Frameworks

An enterprise security manager issues a document detailing the specific, mandatory step-by-step technical instructions that system administrators must execute when hardening a newly deployed Linux web server. Which type of security governance document has the manager published?

  1. ProcedureAnswer
  2. B
    Guideline
  3. C
    Policy
  4. D
    Standard

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Procedure
Procedures are mandatory governance documents that establish detailed, step-by-step operational workflows for carrying out specific security tasks, such as server hardening.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify key characteristics of the document in the scenario.
The document contains mandatory, sequential, step-by-step instructions for server hardening.
Governance document types are distinguished by their authority, detail level, and operational role.
2
Map the characteristics to the security governance document hierarchy.
Mandatory step-by-step operational workflows correspond directly to a procedure.
Procedures define the exact operational steps required to implement security standards and policies.

Key Concept

Security Governance Hierarchy and Documentation Types
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