Hardening Flashcards
Act of configuring an operating system securely by updating it, creating
rules and policies to govern it, and removing unnecessary applications
and services
Hardening
Process of configuring workstation or server to only provide essential
applications and services
Least Functionality
Only applications that are on the list are allowed to be run by the
operating system while all other applications are blocked
Application Whitelist
Any application placed on the list will be prevented from running while all
others will be permitted to run
Application Blacklist
An operating system that meets the requirements set forth by
government and has multilevel security
Trusted Operating System (TOS)
A single problem-fixing piece of software for an operating system or
application
Patches
A single problem-fixing piece of software for an operating system or
application
Hotfix
Software code that is issued for a product-specific security-related
vulnerability
Security Update
oftware code for a specific problem addressing a critical, nonsecurity bug in the software
Critical Update
A tested, cumulative grouping of patches, hotfixes, security
updates, critical updates, and possibly some feature or design
changes
Service Pack
Recommended update to fix a noncritical problem that users have
found, as well as to provide additional features or capabilities
Windows Update
Updated device driver to fix a security issue or add a feature to a
supported piece of hardware
Driver update
Process of planning, testing, implementing, and auditing of software
patches
Patch Management
A set of rules or policies that can be applied to a set of users or computer
accounts within the operating system
Group Policy
Process of measuring changes in the network, hardware,
and software environment
Baseline
