Section 6: Hardening Flashcards
1
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Hardening
A
Act of configuring an operating system securely by updating it, creating rules and policies to govern it, and removing unnecessary applications and services
2
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Least Functionality
A
Process of configuring workstation or server to only provide essential applications and services
3
Q
SCCM
A
Microsoft’s System Center Configuration Management tool (manages software across the network and pushes updates, etc.)
4
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Application Allowlisting
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Only applications that are on the list are allowed to be run by the OS while all other applications are blocked
5
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Application Blocklisting
A
Any application placed on the list will be prevented from running while all others will be permitted to run
6
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Services
A
Kind of like an application that runs in the background
