What control category does system hardening belong to?
- technical
- administrative
- operational
- physical
Explanation: Technical controls make use of technology to reduce vulnerabilities. System hardening is an example of technical control that can be recommended as mitigation and remediation of the vulnerabilities found during a pen test. System hardening involves applying security best practices, patches, and other configurations to remediate or mitigate the vulnerabilities found in systems and applications.
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