Hardening and security policies
Network professionals mostly focus on designing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting network-related issues within an organization. However, it’s important for the next generation of network professionals to understand the role of various security policies that are used to help prevent malicious activities on a system and network by employees of the company.
Over the next few subsections, you will explore various hardening techniques and security policies that are commonly used to help improve the security posture of companies.
Password policies
Password policies are created by system administrators and security professionals with the intent of ensuring that any user who wants to create or update a password on a system or device meets the requirements for creating a complex password. Many systems and devices are protected with a username and password combination that can easily be compromised by a skilled cybersecurity professional...
