Best Practices for Disabling Accounts in a Cloud Environment

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The BEST way to ensure accounts in a cloud environment are disabled as soon as they no longer need to be active is option B: When users leave the company, ensure an account disablement request is initiated and will be fulfilled in less than four hours.

Option A, having the user contact the cloud systems administrator to disable the account when it is no longer needed, is not the best solution because it relies on the user to initiate the disablement process. This can be problematic because the user may forget to do so, or the user may not have the necessary permissions to disable the account.

Option C, having accounts checked by the cloud systems administrator once per day to ensure active accounts are still valid, is not the best solution because it introduces a delay in disabling the account. This can be problematic because a user who should not have access to the system could potentially cause damage before their account is disabled.

Option D, rebooting directory services servers once a day to ensure all account disablement requests are committed, is not the best solution because it introduces unnecessary downtime and disruption to the system. Additionally, it does not guarantee that all account disablement requests will be fulfilled.

Option B, on the other hand, is the best solution because it ensures that an account disablement request is initiated as soon as a user leaves the company. The requirement that the request be fulfilled in less than four hours ensures that the account is disabled promptly, minimizing the risk of unauthorized access. This approach is in line with security best practices and will help to maintain a secure cloud environment.