Mini$-$Project: System Hardening

Mini$-$Project Overview

Time Estimate: $1$ Hour

As you have already learned in this unit, hardening the process to eliminate a means of attack by patching vulnerabilities, turning off non$-$essential services and configuring systems with security controls such as password management, file permissions and disabling unused network ports.

Instructions

Click on the link below to read more about system hardening. Combine what you$$ve already learned with the information in the article and then answer the following questions.

System Hardening: An Easy$-$to$-$Understand Overview

$1.$ What are the benefits of keeping a server$$s operating system patched and updated?

$2.$ Why do some companies disable USB ports at boot?

$3.$ How do hackers target USB ports?

$4.$ What is a self$-$encrypting drive $($SED$)?$

$5.$ What are some of the dangers $($risks$)$ of third party applications$/$software$?$