Cynthia is preparing a new server for deployment, and her process includes turning off unnecessary services, setting security settings to match her organization’s baseline configurations, and installing patches and updates. What is this process known as?

OS hardening is the process of securing an operating system by patching, updating, and configuring the operating system to be secure. Configuration management is the ongoing process of managing configurations for systems, rather than this initial security step. Both security uplift and endpoint lockdown were made up for this question.