An incident occurred when an outside attacker was able to gain access to network resources. During the incident response, investigation security logs indicated multiple failed login attempts for a network administrator. Which of the following controls, if in place could have BEST prevented this successful attack?

A. Password history
B. Password complexity
C. Account lockout
D. Account expiration

Answer: C. Account lockout

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