Thursday, January 14, 2010

System Hardening

http://www.techterms.com/definition/systemhardening
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardening_(computing)

The purpose of system hardening is to eliminate as many security risks as possible. This is typically done by removing all non-essential software programs and utilities from the computer. While these programs may offer useful features to the user, if they provide "back-door" access to the system, they must be removed during system hardening.

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