Which of the following would BEST mitigate this threat?

The network was breached over the weekend System logs indicate that a single user’s account was successfully breached after 500 attempts with a dictionary attack.

Which of the following would BEST mitigate this threat?
A . Encryption at rest
B . Account lockout
C . Automatic screen lock
D . Antivirus

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Answer: B

Explanation:

Account lockout would best mitigate the threat of a dictionary attack1