ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) Practice Question

During system hardening, what is the primary reason for creating a security baseline for a newly deployed server?

  • To automatically install every available software update without administrator approval.

  • To generate and store the disk-encryption keys used during secure boot.

  • To define an approved reference configuration that later changes and audits can be measured against.

  • To collect real-time system event logs for intrusion detection purposes.

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