Baselining Security
Using security baselines is an administrative tool to ensure that all systems within your environment have the same basic security elements. Think of security baselines as the absolute minimum security that a system must be in compliance with in order to connect to and communicate with the LAN. Any system falling below the baseline threshold should be removed from production until it can be properly resecured.
A security baseline is a subjective thing between one organization and another. Baseline parameters need to be defined as part of your security policy. The baseline can be a written policy document, it can be implemented via a configuration tool, or it can be imposed via an installation/deployment system (such as image ...
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