Secure Configurations: 3. System Hardening
System hardening involves securing a system by reducing its surface of vulnerability. This process includes removing unnecessary services, closing open ports, disabling unused accounts, and applying security patches.
Resources and Useful links:
CIS Benchmarks
https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-benchm...
Welcome to Puppet Enterprise® 2023.7
https://www.puppet.com/docs/pe/2023.7...
An Overview of Chef InSpec
https://docs.chef.io/inspec/
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:24 - Key takeaways
01:55 - Solutions and Tutorials