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Understanding system hardening

Understanding system hardening

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Understanding system hardening

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- [Instructor] Hardening is the process of applying secure configurations to reduce the attack surface of a system or a network, and lock down different types of hardware, communication systems, software, and that includes operating systems, web servers, application servers, and the actual applications themselves. Configuration management is a process and discipline that is used to ensure that the only changes made to a systems are those that have been authorized and validated by the IT staff, and by the different individuals within the organization. It is both a decision-making process and a set of control processes, as well. If you look closely at this concept, the basic configuration management process will include components like identification, baselines, updates, and patches. Identification is the baseline identification of a system and its components, its interfaces, and related documentation. A security baseline is a minimum level of protection that is used as a reference…

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