Hardening Techniques (2.5)

System hardening

the attempt to make current devices just a little more secure

what are examples of system hardening?

updates, user accounts (password requirements etc), limited network access, anti virus/malware

endpoint

any device that connects to a network and can communicate back and forth with other systems

EDR

Endpoint detection and response

what is EDR?

technology focused on detecting, investigating, and responding to threats on endpoints

host based firewall

a software based firewall that runs behind the scenes, and provides a way to allow or disallow certain traffic flows from your system

HIPS

host based intrusion prevention system

what is HIPS?

often built into EDR and it watches all the traffic that is inbound to your system and look for anything that might be a known vulnerability

Every time you install a outward-facing service what happens?

ports are opened inside of the OS, those ports can be accessed across the network

what is a outward facing service?

a program or system that you setup so that people on the internet can connect to it (ex. website, app, email server)