Systems Hardening

Skillsoft issued completion badges are earned based on viewing the percentage required or receiving a passing score when assessment is required. Security hardening is the process of securing systems and networks by reducing the surface of vulnerability. In this course, you'll learn the types of systems that can be hardened as well as how security baselines can be used to define normal conditions on a network. Explore how Group Policy can be used to apply computer settings to numerous systems at once, and discover the benefits of performing ongoing security patching. Explore steps used to harden systems by role including: client, server, database, web server, FTP, DNS, DHCP, network, and mobile devices. Lastly, learn how to differentiate between free and commercial hardening tools, recognize steps to properly implement authentication, authorization, and accounting, and implement physical security to contribute to overall security stability. This course was originally created by Global Knowledge (GK).