lesson 8 and 9

the process of securing a server or computer system by minimizing its attack surface, or surface of vulnerability, and potential attack vectors

a process intended to eliminate a means of attack by patching vulnerabilities and turning off non-essential services

a general system hardening process that involves securing the data, ports, components, functions, and permissions of a server using advanced security measures at the hardware, firmware, and software layers

updating or implementing additional security measures to protect both standard and third-party applications installed on your server

patching and implementing advanced security measures to secure a server’s operating system

securing both the contents of a digital database and the database management system

securing the basic communication infrastructure of multiple servers and computer systems operating within a given network

system hardening best practices outlined by the NIST in ____, a document focused entirely on system hardening

an expansive collection of more than 100 system hardening configuration guidelines addressing vendor-specific desktops and web browsers, mobile devices, network devices, server operating systems, virtualization platforms, the cloud, and commonly used software applications

Doing this helps not display the server's version.