Managing Change Control
Use change control to maintain security.
The security impact of change control and configuration management is to know the present configuration of the system and it components. By knowing what is supposed to be in the system and network, administrators can identify whether security has been violated and rogue programs have been installed on the system.
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Change Control, Configuration Management, and Revision Control These are all similar phrases that describe the maintenance and tracking of changes to hardware and software.
One of the key security aspects of revision control and configuration management is the capability to track changes. If problems occur, administrators can examine the system in the context of the ...
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