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ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) Practice Question

During configuration management activities aimed at system hardening, what is the primary role of establishing a security baseline for a system or device?

  • A repository of historical event logs collected to reconstruct incidents and demonstrate compliance during audits.

  • A set of minimum approved security configurations that act as a reference for evaluating and auditing later system changes.

  • A timetable that dictates when operating system patches and feature updates must be installed on production servers.

  • A performance benchmark specifying the maximum workload a hardened system must support under normal operating conditions.

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