Mar 10, 2025
Hardening Operating Systems: Hardening Against Cyber Attacks
Hardening of operating systems is a critical process for increasing the security of systems against cyberattacks. It involves closing vulnerabilities in ‘Operating Systems’, disabling unnecessary services, and tightening authorization controls. Hardening helps prevent data breaches, ransomware attacks, and other malicious activities. This process includes steps such as regularly updating the operating system, using strong passwords, enabling firewalls, and using monitoring tools. There are specific hardening methods for different operating systems, and successful strategies are based on risk assessment and continuous monitoring. It is important to avoid common mistakes such as misconfigurations and outdated software. Effective hardening increases the resilience of systems, thus reducing cyberattacks...
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