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To apply Group Policy Object (GPO) settings to a specific group of users within an Organizational Unit (OU), security filtering is the technique that can be employed. Security filtering allows for the specification of which users or groups are eligible to receive the settings defined in a GPO. By setting security filtering on a GPO, you can create granular control over the application of those policies, ensuring that only the designated users or groups within the OU are affected.

For instance, if you have a GPO linked to an OU containing various user accounts, but you only want certain users within that OU to apply the GPO settings, you would adjust the security filtering of that GPO. By adding or removing user accounts or groups in the security filtering section, you effectively broaden or narrow the scope of the GPO's impact.

Other techniques such as linking focuses on associating a GPO with an OU, which does not inherently restrict or specify which users are to be influenced by the settings. Inheritance refers to how GPO settings cascade down through OUs, which could inadvertently apply settings to more users than intended if security filtering is not used. Priority setting is a concept associated with determining which GPO takes precedence when multiple GPOs apply, rather than